by The Observer Staff | Oct 25, 2023 | Education, Schools
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA— The Opelika City Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Among the items of business, the board approved a textbook committee, granted permission for two field trip requests and...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 25, 2023 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION —A week after clinching the top seed in its region, Glenwood honored its seniors before giving way to the program’s future in a 49-8 victory over Morgan Academy on senior night.Three senior receivers hauled in touchdowns...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 25, 2023 | Politics, Steve Flowers
BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — In the past two to three years we have had some very generous benefactors make some very magnanimous contributions to their university alma maters in Alabama.One of those philanthropist is Alabama businessman Jim Kennemer. Thanks to a $2...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 25, 2023 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. KATIE BRITT TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.), for a press conference to...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 25, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — On Oct. 20, Auburn Police arrested a 14-year-old juvenile from Auburn on felony juvenile complaints for the charges of burglary second degree and two counts of unlawfully breaking and entering into a vehicle.The arrest stems from...