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Apply now for a spot in Lee County Schools Pre-K

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County Schools Superintendent Mike Howard is encouraging parents to apply for a spot to enroll their four-year-olds in upcoming Pre-K programs at county schools because the more the state approves, the less of an...
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Auburn City Schools announces name of new school

BY ACS "Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain" [Oliver Goldsmith] From this first line of Oliver Goldsmith’s 1770 poem, Auburn’s iconic nickname was derived. His poem beautifully describes the fictional Irish village of Auburn in full bloom. Because of the...
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Lee County School Board meeting gets heated

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER Smiths Station Teachers Confront Superintendent Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard found himself taking heat from angry parents and teachers from South Smiths Station Elementary School during the Feb. 11 regular school board...
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Education Briefs

ADELPHI, Maryland — The University of Maryland Global Campus announced students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 term. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5...
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AEDs Save Lives

AEDs Save Lives

Feb 9, 2023

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Automated External Defibrillators, more commonly referred to as AEDs, provide a necessary...

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