by The Observer Staff | Oct 28, 2011 | Sports
The Opelika Crush Under 11’s competed in the Division III MARS league this fall along with Vestavia, Homewood, Chelsea, Hoover (Future Stars) and Gadsden (Fusion). They finished second in the league with a total of 15 points. (Three points per win, one point per tie,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 28, 2011 | Sports
Recently, BancorpSouth presented Lee-Scott Academy’s “Player of the Game” Austin Clayton a football for the Sept. 16 game against Springwood. Presenting the ball from left to right is Lee-Scott Academy head football coach Robert Maddox, Clayton and BancorpSouth Auburn...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 28, 2011 | Sports
The Big Dogs eight and under baseball team traveled to Enterprise last weekend and played in the annual “Ghost going yard tournament.” The tournament hosted seven teams from both Alabama and Florida. The Big Dogs played two games Saturday and won both to earn a number...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 28, 2011 | Sports
Like a song that transports you to another moment in time, my heart began spinning on my first visit to one of Opelika’s newest shops on 8th Street, Yarnhouse Studio. Skeins of yarn loomed like color wheels against a backdrop of shelves, drawers and cubbyholes,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 28, 2011 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
The Christmas Season is almost here at the Lee County Department of Human Resources. Our agency will be providing Christmas assistance for the foster children and the elderly clients served by our agency and we are asking for the community’s help again this year. One...