Daniel Schmidt

AUBURN — A substantial drainage infrastructure project expected to disrupt nearby residents will move forward after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday approved a $1.52 million construction contract.

SMITHS STATION — For most of his senior season, Hudson Campbell didn’t fully trust his right arm.

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LEE COUNTY — As the days grow longer and hotter, Lee County high school basketball teams used their summer break to get a jumpstart on their 2026/27 seasons at the second-annual LaFayette “play day” showcase.

OPELIKA — Area youth softball players will soon have the opportunity to showcase their skills for the Opelika Blaze travel ball team. Girls age 12 and younger are invited to participate in tryouts at Opelika’s West Ridge Park on June 28 and July 19 starting at 2 p.m.

OPELIKA — At Opelika High School’s indoor training facility, athletes of all shapes and sizes zip around the artificial turf floor. Some are in black metal racks, squatting or bench pressing hundreds of pounds while others perform various jumps or sprints.

OPELIKA — Despite humid weather and heavy cloud cover, hundreds packed downtown Opelika to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday marking when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were free on June 19, 1865, with a vibrant celebration.

OPELIKA — An Opelika High School track and field star recently competed at the prestigious New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet in Philadelphia. Caroline Couey, a rising senior who represents the Bulldogs in both cross country and long-distance track and field events, appeared in the girls’ championship two-mile race on Friday, June 19.

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — A plot of land in north Auburn that was originally gifted to Auburn University could soon become the site of an extensive renovation project and a major developer’s private residence.That proposal, known as Noble Hall Plantation, advanced after the Auburn City Council on June 16 unanimously approved a series […]

LEE COUNTY — Local youth baseball players showcased their skills at the USSSA Alabama All-State Championships in Oxford on June 20-22, with several teams taking home trophies.