by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2013 | Sports
Opelika High Baseball Coach Scott Sullivan resigned his position last Tuesday morning. Sullivan, former Auburn University and major league player, took the job two years ago. Sullivan’s 2013 team finished 15-17 and was one game away from making the playoffs. He told...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2013 | Column
This paper has a wide range of writers with many areas of expertise. One of them, for example, is an expert on snakes and turtles , not to mention all kinds of life. Somebody can bring in a bug and he will immediately identify it as an e. platypus-dusty mountus, that...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2013 | Column
Your family is complete. Mommy and Daddy and Baby make three, and Dog is a very happy fourth member of the group. You’ve worked hard to do things the right way, and now you can sit back and relax, right? Wrong! Once your dog is comfortable with the baby in the house,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2013 | Column
What if? What if I realized the immense potential in today? Life is an amazing journey but so often we get bogged down in, if only. I am convinced I could write the next great southern novel if only. If only, I had more time. I work a lot of hours. If only, I could...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 28, 2013 | Politics
by Fred Woods Editor After considerable discussion about wisdom of the action, the Lee County Commission voted narrowly (3-2) to grant county employees an extra day off on Friday July 5. All commissioners cautioned citizens, county workers and themselves that this is...