Lee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Howard poses with students from South Smiths Station Elementary School, who proudly celebrated receiving...
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AU Cafe Series highlights Black scientists, mathematicians
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Throughout February, Auburn University’s College of Science and Mathematics (COSAM) Outreach offered a Cafe...
AHS students bring life to elementary school through art
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER AUBURN — Members of Auburn High School's National Art Honors Societies (NAHS) painted a mural last month...
AHS future health professionals raise funds for Relay for Life
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn High School students studying to be future health professionals recently raised $12,000 for Lee County’s...
Auburn University Applied Research Institute to oversee $50M manufacturing project
Army advanced manufacturing project is the largest research contract in university history BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY NEWS | BY JEREMY HENDERSON How much...
OHS’ new football coach ready to ‘get the life back in this program’
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika High School hosted a meet-and-greet for new head football coach Bryan Moore on Jan. 4...
Auburn band is ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’
BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER More than 450 bands from high school and collegiate levels entered the Metallica...
All students in county schools now eligible for free meals
Breakfast & lunch at no cost, with no application process BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Lee County Board of Education...
Third-grader is ‘Sheriff for the Day’
BY NOAH GRIFFITH | FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —Beauregard third grader Lane Gooden arrived at the LCSO Thursday morning with a sheriff’s badge hung...