by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Schools, Sports
The 19th annual Back to the Dawg House football camp returned to Bulldog Stadium at Opelika High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. last Saturday, June 10. Children in grades three through eight attended the free camp, hosted by SaJason Finley and Will Herring. They...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd
This past week, the intergenerational community “Story Book Picnic,” sponsored by the Opelika Public Library and Lee Russell Council of Government Agency on Aging, sparked memories for me of the poem “All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,”...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Steve Flowers
The Alabama Community College System OPINION — Sometimes overlooked and often unsung, Alabama’s community and technical colleges are on a roll. It is time they get the recognition they deserve as workhorses for the state’s economy. There are 24 community and technical...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved the allocation of ARPA Funds and the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant Program Application following a postponement from a previous week. Broadband has been a major...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM ALABAMA — The Supreme Court ruled on June 8 that congressional lines must be redrawn in the state of Alabama. The case, Allen v. Milligan, has led to the decision to create a second majority-Black district in Alabama....
