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AHS goes to 7A Region finals

Boys, girls basketball teams both advance BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY – With their eyes set on bringing a state title home, the Auburn High School boys and girls basketball teams looked to make some noise in the opening round of the 7A state...

Lee County School Board meeting gets heated

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER Smiths Station Teachers Confront Superintendent Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard found himself taking heat from angry parents and teachers from South Smiths Station Elementary School during the Feb. 11 regular school board...

Auburn trustees approve children’s garden, AU Bee Center

BY KRISTEN BOWMAN AU NEWS AUBURN — The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved two transformational projects for the College of Agriculture at its meeting on Friday, Feb. 7. The board approved phase one of a new children’s garden at the 16-acre Transformation...

Creative Cubs roar back to The Jule for 2025

BY MICHAELA YIELDING FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Little Tiger fans are invited to the Creative Cubs program at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. The hour-long program, which meets monthly, engages children ages 3-5 in art appreciation and...

Lee County Agencies Create Gun Crimes Task Force

Apr 27, 2023

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Auburn Police Department (APD), Opelika Police Department (OPD), Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) and...