By Kelly Martin Special to the Opelika Observer This Earth Day, many of us marked the occasion by joining a community clean-up or getting out and...
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Education Articles
‘We the People’: State’s ‘defining documents’ to be featured in bicentennial exhibit
By Keith Huffman For the Opelika Observer Seven historical documents that shaped Alabama will be displayed in an upcoming exhibit as part of the...
Tax season wrap-up: It’s never too early to start planning for next year
By Justin Smith For the Opelika Observer As this year’s regular tax filing season wraps up (don’t worry late filers – Lee County residents still...
Jan Busby becomes Southern Union’s outreach coordinator for adult education program
By Morgan Bryce Editor Auburn native Jan Busby has been hired as the new outreach coordinator for the adult education program at Southern Union...
Playing with Doodlebugs
By Beth Pinyerd As I substitute teach and outreach in different community children’s’ ministries, we are focusing on God’s creation during April....
OLLI at Auburn to host Dr. James Birdson April 24 for ‘Wisdom Wednesdays’ lecture series
Special to the Opelika Observer The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University (OLLI at Auburn) will host its lecture series Wisdom...
O.G.R.E. to compete at FIRST national robotics competition in Houston this week
By Tyler Roush For the Opelika Observer It was supposed to happen last year. After winning at the Rocket City Regionals in Huntsville in March,...
Girl Scouts summer camp offers young girls chance for fun, learning in safe environment
Special to the Opelika Observer For more than 100 years, camping has been a cornerstone of what Girl Scouts do. At either one of Girl Scouts of...
Easel of our life
By Beth Pinyerd For the Opelika Observer One of the special centers I enjoy children rotating through in a classroom is the art center, where a...