ACS board passes $190.1 million budget BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — At the Auburn City Schools Board of Education’s regularly...
School boards hold budget hearings for fiscal year
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Under the Lights | Week Four | Sept. 19, 2024
BY D MARK MITCHELLFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The following is a wrap-up of local high school football teams from last week.Auburn (4-0) beat...
Lee-Scott stays undefeated while handing Beulah first loss of season
BY DAVID YOHNFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Lee-Scott Academy ran their record to 4-0 (2-0; 3A Region 4) with a hard-fought, 24-7 win over the previously...
Smiths Station begins storm shelter construction
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION —Smiths Station broke ground Monday on its new storm shelter, which will be...
Hooked Martial ArtsEmpowering special needs individuals through adaptive training
BY ELESE MCKINLEYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Hooked Martial Arts of Opelika offers an adaptive martial arts program specifically for children and...
Loachapoka’s Thelma Jones celebrates 105th birthday, offers words of wisdom
Thelma Jones, pictured at right, was born in Loachapoka on Sept. 19, 1919, and has been a lifelong resident. She is the mother of two children and...
Circles of Opelika strives to reduce poverty
BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Circles of Opelika, a local nonprofit, is working to changes lives in the local community. Led...
What’s next for the residents of Springwood Hotel?
CONTRIBUTED BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Ten days after nearly 120 long-term residents of the Springwood Hotel were evacuated at the request of the...
Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home now open
PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES | THE OBSERVER The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home...