Insect calls and power plant fuels

Following is an addendum to the column I wrote last week on the proposal to lease 43,000 acres of the Talladega National Forests for oil/gas exploration and extraction. First, I omitted the ultimate letter “e” in the spelling of Cleburne, a lapsus menti. Second, I...

The fourth is not always a happy time for dogs

Cookie was a sweet, older black Lab mix I rescued from a Georgia kill shelter and placed with a loving family that moved to Florida shortly after her adoption. I was horrified when I got a frantic e-mail from her new mom the night of July 4th, telling me the family...

Community Obituaries – 6/22

Glen Hubert Davis 1944-2012   A funeral service for Glen Hubert Davis, 68, of Opelika was held at 3 p.m. on June 21, 2012 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Reverends David Warren and Earl Ballard officiated. Burial was held in Garden Hills Cemetery. Visitation...

‘Hall of Famer’ here in Opelika

By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor Pardon Our Progress Last week the Opelika School board voted to start the construction by accepting some of the bids to get the site ready. Monday, construction workers and equipment started entering the campus. The next day workers...