By Beth Pinyerd As we are at home respecting our state’s “Shelter in Place” order, I am sure many of us are reflecting on earlier days when life was not so busy and where time with each other was easier and cherished. This is a golden opportunity for the older...

Written by Paul HollisSpecial to theOpelika Observer Even during a worldwide pandemic, faculty, staff and students in Auburn’s College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, or AAES, continue fulfilling their roles in providing an abundant and...

Special to the Opelika Observer Regions Bank is pleased to announce it is working with social impact education innovator EVERFI to provide more than 20 no-cost digital courses to K-12 students across the Regions footprint, which includes East Alabama. This builds upon...

By Morgan Bryce Editor The Lee County School Board met for a special called meeting last Thursday that was held virtually because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a summary of the meeting on the school system’s website, all members except District 5...