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Auburn advances, Beauregard and Lee-Scott eliminated

BY ANITA STIEFEL AND DAN SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Three local teams made it to the 2025 Alabama High School Athletic Association State Softball Playoffs — Auburn, Beauregard and Lee-Scott Academy. AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLIn Class 7A action, Auburn slipped past...
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Lee County BOE meeting recap | May 13, 2025

BY DAVID BELL FOR THE OBSERVER The Lee County School District has received special recognition for its outstanding accomplishments in music education. During a regular meeting of the Lee County Board of Education on May 13, School Superintendent Dr. Mike Howard...
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Lee-Scott wins first girls soccer championship in gutsy shootout

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER HUNTSVILLE — For the past week, the Lee-Scott Academy girls’ soccer team has made a habit of leaving things to the last second and living life on the edge. And with a shot at the team’s first Alabama High School Athletic Association...
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Moving something? Call ‘Toss It’ for a trailer

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — A local family has opened a new business called Toss It, providing the community with dependable and hassle-free trailer rental services.“One of my entrepreneurial beliefs is that a company has to have an easy process for the...
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Friday Night Lights Recap: Week 8

Friday Night Lights Recap: Week 8

Oct 18, 2023

BY D. MARK MITCHELLTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —There are only two weeks remaining in the high school football season. Some local teams are in the...

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Murder Suspects Denied Bond

Murder Suspects Denied Bond

Oct 18, 2023

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA —Following their arrests last week, Matt Dillon and Francis Hamblin have been detained...

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