Reviewing OHS v. Gadsden scrimmage

Life can be too busy! I want to apologize to our loyal readers and staff for last week’s blunder. Last week my column was not in the “Opelika Observer.” The reason … I forgot! I was too busy with life. No excuse – just a fact of life. Forgetting to write my...

Living life at seven miles per hour

By Daniel Chesser Staff Writer Rodger Howell, 63, was exposed to Agent Orange nearly 40 years ago and was later told by his doctors that he only had five weeks to live. That was almost a year ago. Since then Howell has opted to riding the open roads over sitting...

Frank Waldrop: local war hero

By Jody Fuller Opelika Observer Frank Waldrop’s roots run deep in Opelika. He was born on South Eighth Street in 1921 to Thomas and Fannie May (Trotter) Waldrop. He also had a sister, Mable. Thomas, a WWI veteran, was co-owner of Crossley and Waldrop Furniture. He was...

City invests more money for demolitions

By Alison James Associate Editor Numerous demolitions will mean a pretty penny out of the city’s pockets, but city council President Eddie Smith said it will be well worth the investment. The council Tuesday approved a resolution that will move $42,000 to the...

Casting your vote

By Greg Markley Opelika Observer When Alabama was part of the Solid South, it was usually a given that winning the Democratic primary was tantamount to election to the office sought. Most of the competition for candidates was within the Democratic primary, not the...