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Under the Lights | Nov. 7, 2024

Post-season playoffs begin BY D. MARK MITCHELLFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — In playoff action, Auburn (9-0) will host Bob Jones (6-4) at Duck Samford Stadium this week. The Tigers are 2-0 all time verses Bob Jones. AHS coach Keith Etheredge is 45-15 in...
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Veterans Day events, AU Military Appreciation Week to include mayors’ breakfasts and patriotic programs

City of Auburn wreath-laying ceremony to feature keynote speaker Jake Norotsky BY ANITA STIEFEL | EDITOR@OPELIKA OBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The community is invited to the city of Auburn’s 2024 Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. at the...
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Copelan becomes Lee County’s first female district judge

BY DAVID BELL ANDMICHELLE KEY LEE COUNTY — Opelika attorney Samantha Copelan is the first woman to be elected Judge of Lee County District Court. Copelan, who ran as a Republican, received 65% of the total votes cast in Tuesday’s General Election, overcoming...
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Local woman reaches goal of visiting 50 states by age 50

BY EMILY CARLSON | FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Many people aspire to achieve a milestone by the time they reach 50. For LeKeisha Presley, a 49-year-old resident of Opelika, that aspiration was a journey across all 50 states by her 50th birthday, which she celebrates on...
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