OPELIKA – Another year has come and will soon be gone. As we do every year, we offer a look at some of the biggest headlines of the year. January started out with the Lee County Board of Education welcomed its new superintendent Dr. Mike Howard. He filled the vacancy left upon the retirement of Dr. James McCoy. Read more at www.opelikaobserver.com/2024/01/04/lee-county-board-of-education-welcomes-new-superintendent.