A film about believing in the potential of those with differing abilities has found the perfect community to champion it.

A packed house at Duck Samford Stadium got exactly what it expected Friday night: another hard-fought chapter in the ...

With the emergence of flag football at both schools in recent years, rivalry week between Auburn High School and Opelika High ...

BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — Glenwood School suffered its third straight loss, falling apart late in the ...

JOHN TREECE STATON John Treece Staton was born on June 25, 1938, in Stafford, Kansas. He passed away on Sept. 27, 2026, at ...

The Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center will host its 14th annual Senior Health and Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 13, ...

Pa Ingalls’ fiddle was sitting on the table of the museum archive room. Still in its case. The curator, Tana Redman, smiled ...

A split Auburn City Council on Oct. 6 denied a temporary ban on new lounges in and around downtown due to what city officials characterized as a “disproportionate number of public safety calls in the ...

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My brother thinks he’s the judge of everything,” said Ethan, 8. “Last week he told me I brushed my teeth wrong!” That sounds ...

Earl Norton, 88, of Auburn, Alabama, died on Oct. 3, 2026. Earl was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on Nov. 13, 1937 to Earl Wood and Fannie Lee Norton. He grew up in rural Etowah County where he saw the ...

Last week, the city of Opelika announced the appointment of Mark Ennis, P.E., as director of Opelika Power Services, bringing more than 35 years of municipal electric utility experience back to the ...