Girls’ tennis team wins tournament

by D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The Opelika School system is on spring break this week; however, the few sporting events that are still taking place are listed below. The remainder of the spring sports will return to action next week. Tennis The Opelika girls tennis...

A part of our heritage

On Monday, the state of Alabama and many of its citizens will observe Confederate Memorial Day. Why not? It’s a part of our heritage, our culture, and a part of who we are as a people. We don’t need to debate the causes of the war, or whether commemoration of the...

Happy as a herper

An oddly cooperative Graptemys ernsti. More Nerodia fasciata than you could shake a stick at (and I literally did at one point). And, of course, the Drymarchon couperi, the most impressive specimen we came across all weekend. Confused? Don’t worry; I was, too; just...