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Auburn City Schools board holds budget hearings

BY MALLORIE MCCOYFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — On Sept. 2, Auburn City Schools’ Chief Financial Officer, Liz Springer, presented the proposed 2026 fiscal year budget to the school board at a public hearing at Auburn Junior High School.In attendance was Auburn City Schools...
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Lee-Scott freshman becomes published book author

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee-Scott Academy Freshman Ella Grace Garner recently published her book “Emery Baron,” which she started at the age of 10.“I started writing it when I was 10 years old in my English class because I loved reading, and I had a...
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Unplugged: New law’s impact on Alabama children

BY SAM VISE | FOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — For years, the cell phone has been an extension of the modern teenager, a constant connection to their social worlds, entertainment and the wider internet. However, a new state law is redefining the high school...
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OHS officials discuss plans for the new school year

BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Administrators from Opelika City Schools were hosted by the Opelika Chamber during the Business Over Breakfast program. They shared their thoughts on the upcoming football season, the impacts of a new law prohibiting mobile...
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