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Lee County superintendent resigns at end of year

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County Superintendent of Education Mike Howard stated he will resign, effective Dec. 31. He did not attend a Sept. 8 work session, where school board members discussed options for finding his replacement with board...

Lee County approves $160 million budget, keeps conservative reserve targets

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Board of Education approved a $160 million budget Sept. 8 for the fiscal year that begins next month, continuing a decade-long practice of building in projected surpluses to protect the district’s cash...

Lunch Break Lecture: ‘Talking to Ghosts’

Joshua Dairen will speak Sept. 23 at noon at the Lunch Break Lecture Series for the Museum of East Alabama. His lecture will be: “Talking to Ghosts: How Embracing the Paranormal Preserves Our History.” Dairen explains his talk, “We are told that we should fear...

SUSCC to host AI literacy and training class

Sep 15, 2026

CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College will offer artificial intelligence awareness and literacy training on Sept....

Lee County superintendent resigns at end of year

Sep 8, 2026

BY STEVEN STIEFEL | FOR THE OBSERVER Lee County Superintendent of Education Mike Howard stated he will resign, effective Dec. 31. He did not attend...