by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2023 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BYAO TOURISM OPELIKA — The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) will return to Opelika for the 2023 Moon Golf Junior All-Star next week, July 3 through 6. Held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National, the AJGA Junior All-Star...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2023 | Schools, Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn Hockey is moving up to the Amateur Athletics Union Division 1 level for the 2023-24 season, and it is prolonging its fiercest rivalries in the process. Auburn will join Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2023 | Community, Schools, Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn University and Team USA wheelchair basketball coach Robb Taylor has been coaching for over 20 years, and he has won a lot of gold medals in that time. Last week, he brought home his first ever physical gold...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2023 | Community, Schools
BY ETHAN STAMPER FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Schools (OCS) Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, June 27, and approved a 2% pay raise as passed by the Alabama Legislature to be effective at the beginning of each...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County’s annual summer camp — the Junior Deputy Academy — is a chance for young children through high school students to come and learn about everything that makes the Sheriff’s Office run. “We...
