After winning the SC 5A Division II state championship, Rock Hill’s Northwestern High School wins The Observer’s Sweet 16 high school football poll.

It was another memorable high school football season in Rock Hill. Northwestern pulled off an undefeated season and won its sixth South Carolina state championship in dramatic fashion. It was a strong ...

This past year saw several projects in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area come to fruition, including some major, long-term ...

For years, the Making a Difference series has highlighted the numerous good deeds done by individuals and organizations in ...

As you head along the highway in Canton, you sometimes catch a swath of pure white above you on the town’s Great Blue Hill.

D render of a topographic map of Colorado. All source data is in the public domain. SRTM data courtesy of the U.S. Geological ...

Parents and faculty members have shared that a new wrestling facility at Kirkwood Schools Complex is currently in the works.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, dozens of homes in Tampa’s inland Forest Hills neighborhood were trapped under ...

A host of boys and girls basketball tournaments and wrestling meets are on the schedule for area teams this coming holiday weekend.

Schools throughout the area celebrated Christmas last week prior to the winter break, with those at Hills Elementary School ...

A look at The State’s all-area football team for the 2024 season from Midlands high schools. Top honors. The State’s ...

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid a 17-year-old high school ...