by The Observer Staff | Jul 28, 2026 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — Help is a fascinating word. To help someone is to provide assistance or support, to lighten another’s load. It can be a noun as in “Thank you for your help.” It can be a verb as in “I am here to help you.”I remember vividly the day my wife’s mother called me...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 28, 2026 | Letter to the Editor
BY OBSERVER STAFF LEE COUNTY — Lee-Russell Public Transit offers free transportation services for residents in Auburn, Opelika, Lee County and Russell County.The service is operated through the Lee-Russell Council of Governments and is open to the general public. No...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 28, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County’s high school soccer programs were well represented at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s All-Star Week in Montgomery.In total, five girls and boys players and one coach appeared in the games, which...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 28, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Three area basketball players tested themselves against top-tier competition at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s North-South All-Star Games on July 21 at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex.In games held for the state’s...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 28, 2026 | D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — The countdown to football season is officially underway, and Opelika fans have plenty of reasons to be excited as the Bulldogs prepare for another run through one of the toughest schedules in Alabama.Following last week’s AHSAA All-Star activities and...
