CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA CHAMBER OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that applications for this year’s Lee County Young...
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Education Articles
SUSCC holds Career Connections
CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Commu- nity College welcomed almost 2,000 eighth graders from Chambers and Lee...
Advocates urge Alabama lawmakers to expand no-cost school breakfast
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA ARISE ALABAMA — Alabama should ensure access to no-cost breakfast for every child in the state’s public schools, Alabama...
SUSCC’s Therapeutic Massage Program prepares students for in-demand wellness
careers CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College is now enrolling students for the Fall semester in its...
Beauregard Elementary receives Attorney General’s 2025 Safe Schools Award
By Kadie TaylorThe Observer BEAUREGARD — Community and state leaders, along with Lee County law enforcement, gathered at Beauregard Elementary...
Education Briefs | Feb. 17, 2026
UNIVERSITY, Miss. — The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Fall 2025 Honor Roll. Kaitlynne Easlick, Opelika Reilly...
Auburn School Board recognized state champion athlete, teachers
By Kadie TaylorTHE OBSERVER Opelika — At the Auburn City Schools Feb. 3 Board Meeting, the board recognized an Apple Distinguished Educator, Board...
Parent challenges board over Loachapoka facilities; Superintendent cites spending
Superintendent says district spends more per pupil at Loachapoka than any other school BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The mother of...
Education Briefs | Feb. 09, 2026
IRONDALE, Ala. — The Howard and Juanita Savage Scholarship Foundation, in partnership with the Alabama Associated General Contractors (Alabama AGC),...