Schools Articles

Local Retirees Group Supports Students

The Lee County Retirees Education Association presented three $1,000 scholarships to deserving seniors attendingBeulah, Beauregard and Loachapoka high schools. Pictured above is Loachapoka senior Ruben Duran Flores — who plans to attend Southern Union State...

‘Keep Pushing and Keep Going’

Dadeville Shooting Survivor Focusing on the Future --------- BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Life is a series of small steps, and Keaijah “Ciyah” Robinson is determined to keep putting one foot in front of the other. The 16-year-old has...

Summer Treasures

This past week, I watched as the yellow school buses drove by to pick up students early. As a retired teacher, I knew earlydismissal on this day meant school is out and it is time for summer.As a teacher, I had mixed feelings when school was out. My little classroom...

Lee County Literacy Coalition Receives $20,000 Grant

CONTRIBUTED BY LCLC LEE COUNTY — The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Lee County Literacy Coalition (LCLC) a $20,000 grant to support adult and family literacy. This local grant is a part of the foundation’s largest, one-day literacy donation...

SUSCC Recognizes First FAME Graduates

Jul 13, 2022

CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA –– Two years ago, nine students entered the FAME program at Southern Union State Community College. This past May,...

Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys Announces “Call Me Alabama Scholarship”

Jul 13, 2022

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER BIRMINGHAM — Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, a leading and influential national personal injury law firm based in...

Students, Recent Graduates Learning on the Job Via Impactful Summer Internships

Jul 13, 2022

CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN –– While summer is a time of leisure for many, a number of Auburn University students and recent graduates...

Auburn Engineering Alumnus Named CIO at U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Jul 13, 2022

CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN — Saving lives: That’s the mission of Karl Mathias, newly appointed chief information officer, or CIO, at the...