Education Articles

Crop Growing contest shows benefits of moderation, marketing

CONTRIBUTED BY ACES AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Finding the right combination of crop management applications and marketing strategies that result in a profitable season is an annual quandary for Alabama farmers. For the past two years, it is a question that researchers from...

Kale — Grow More, Give More Harvest of the Month

BY BETHANY O'REARAUBURN UNIVERSITY ALABAMA — The December Grow More, Give More Harvest of the Month is Kale. Grow More Kale • Sun — Plant in full sun (6 to 8 hours). Space 12 to 18 inches apart within rows. Plant in February and October. • Soil — Amend with...

Lee-Scott Art Student wins YoungArts Visual Arts Competition

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Lee-Scott Academy junior Pie Clinard was chosen as a Competition Winner in the YoungArts Visual Arts Competition. “The YoungArts Competition is a national competition,” she said. “It has 10 different disciplines across all of the...

Auburn Parks and Recreation’s Fit Week set for Jan. 5-11

CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — Auburn Parks and Recreation is kicking off the new year with Fit Week, offering residents a free opportunity to jump-start their fitness goals. From Jan. 5–11, Auburn residents can enjoy a free week-long membership that...

Education Briefs | Week of April 20, 2025

Apr 22, 2025

TUSCALOOSA — Olivia Seale Esposito of Auburn and Ryan Johnston of Opelika were among 40 University of Alabama student singers who traveled to...

Compliance probe tensions continue at South Smiths

Apr 22, 2025

BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The controversy at South Smiths Station Elementary School intensified during the April 15 Lee County...