By Sarah West Returning to the places where one’s soul rests, there I find renewal, enrichment and a multitude of things awaiting pen. Miles from my...
Emblematic Echoes of Appalachia
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Education Articles
Welcome to the classroom of values
Children, teachers and families are heading back into the classroom this week. The citizens of Opelika and surrounding communities set a beautiful...
Students in Lee County head back to school next week
CORRECTION: Lee County Schools and Opelika City Schools will have full days on their first days back, not half days as originally stated in the...
Lights ‘a shining’ as we age
By Beth Pinyerd As a Baby Boomer, I am always looking for people who can mentor me and encourage me that as we age, we can still help, contribute,...
An ‘Alabama Bucket List’: Spectre and Prattville Bamboo Forest
By Bradley Robertson • Jackson Lake Island, Millbrook - Town of Spectre • Bamboo Forest - Wilderness Park, Prattville Each new adventure brings the...
Lesson plan for the first day of school
By Beth Pinyerd As the Classroom Observer, I would like to extend warm wishes, hope and joy for a good school year for teachers, students and their...
Opelika City Schools are ready for new school year
By Beth Pinyerd For the Opelika Observer The Opelika City School Board met to consider and approve new business for the new school year during their...
Lee-Scott Academy receives Blue Ribbon, President’s awards from AISA this week
Special to the Opelika Observer Lee-Scott Academy recently received the Blue Ribbon and President’s awards from the Alabama Independent School...
An ‘Alabama Bucket List’: Kowaliga and Lake Martin
My kids could be categorized as lake rats, if there is such a term. They love the lake, we all do. It’s a thick part of East Alabama culture, folks...