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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 distributed a letter to parents announcing the system's participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP),...

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 around his neck and his best buddy, 4-year-old Collins Taylor, by his side.Gooden is a big supporter of fighting crime,...

Former AU Tiger works to help future student-athletes

BY EVA BIANCOFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The sound of little boys laughing filled the streets of Macon, Georgia, as Jeff Whitaker Jr. and his friends played a game of street football. This was Whitaker’s first experience playing the game of football. Little did he know,...

ASMS launches free online ACT prep

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER ALABMA — In November, ACT Inc. reported that the national average ACT composite score dropped to 19.5 out of a maximum score of 36 for the Class of 2023. According to data released by the testing organization, that is the lowest average...

OCS Assistant Superintendent Chosen to Serve on the CLAS Board of Directors

OCS Assistant Superintendent Chosen to Serve on the CLAS Board of Directors

Aug 3, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA CITY SCHOOLS OPELIKA — The Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) is pleased to announce the selection of Tiffany...

Senior Fellow of Auburn University’s McCrary Institute Nominated for National Cyber Director

Senior Fellow of Auburn University’s McCrary Institute Nominated for National Cyber Director

Jul 27, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY AU OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING AUBURN — Frank Cilluffo, director of the McCrary Institute at Auburn...

SU’s Therapeutic Massage Program: An Ever-expanding Opportunity

SU’s Therapeutic Massage Program: An Ever-expanding Opportunity

Jul 19, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC/BY KATIE LAMAR JACKSON OPELIKA — Looking for a meaningful, well-paid career that can take you places and that you can take...

SUSCC Hosts Skills for Success Bootcamp

Jul 19, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC WADLEY — Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) held its first Skills for Success Bootcamp on the Wadley campus June 5...

Auburn University Student Center Gets an LED Video Upgrade

Auburn University Student Center Gets an LED Video Upgrade

Jul 19, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY SNA DISPLAYS AUBURN — Auburn University upgraded its Harold D. Melton Student Center with the addition of a BOLD™ Interior LED screen...

Goodwill Southern Rivers To Award $100,000 In Educational Scholarships

Jul 19, 2023

Students Will Receive Gap Grants to Help Cover Tuition & Other Expenses CONTRIBUTED BY GOODWILL SR COLUMBUS, GA. — Goodwill Southern Rivers...

Auburn University Signs Deeds for Donation of Dye’s Crooked Oaks Farm

Auburn University Signs Deeds for Donation of Dye’s Crooked Oaks Farm

Jul 12, 2023

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY CROOKED OAKS FARM CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY/KENDRA CARTER AUBURN — The Auburn University Real Estate...

Harvard Kennedy School Awards 2023 Cahn Public Service Fellowship

Harvard Kennedy School Awards 2023 Cahn Public Service Fellowship

Jul 12, 2023

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce that Representative Jeremy Gray has been...

Local Coaches React to High School Basketball Rule Changes

Local Coaches React to High School Basketball Rule Changes

Jul 5, 2023

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)...

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