by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Sports
Softball The OHS softball team is in Gulf Shores playing in one of the south’s largest high school softball tournaments, the Gulf Shores Classic. Teams travel from several states to enjoy the beach while playing high school softball. Baseball The OHS baseball...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Politics
by Greg Markley Political Writer On Tuesday, the Opelika Planning Commission granted preliminary and final plat approvals, including one for land currently serving as a mobile home park but that spent the 1980s as an “outside area” for cement manufacturing. That...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Politics
by Fred Woods Editor The Lee County Commission breezed through a short agenda last Monday evening, approving a retail liquor license for the Buckwild Saloon in Smiths Station, after assurances from the owner that traffic concerns would be addressed. The commission...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Column
On Sunday, I took my mother to see this run’s final showing of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) in Montgomery. As usual, it was an exceptional performance by a stellar cast. I’ve come to expect nothing less than excellence from the...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Column
“Hello, Darkness, my old friend. Time to talk to you again.” So goes that compelling song by Simon and Garfunkel that pulled the movie fans into the incredible plot of “The Graduate” with Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross. I watched it again the other...