OHS softball headed to Area tournament next week

by D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor Opelika High School Athletics The Opelika City School system was out on spring break last week, so it was a slow week for most sports. The girls’ tennis team is headed to the state after winning the sectional with a 9-0 record. The...

Letting the bees buzz where they may

Thanks for all the emails and helpful information on the carpenter bee situation. We are still trying things but have had some awesome suggestions…one of my favorites was from Bob Mount. The cigarette idea seems tempting but I don’t smoke, neither does my hubby. In...

Lookout world, here comes the HuffPost

What does it mean when an online newspaper — barely seven-years-old — wins a 2012 Pulitzer Prize in the category of National Reporting? The phrase “online newspaper” means that this newspaper — the Huffington Post — did not pay skilled technicians to set up tons of...