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Embodying the Spirit of Opelika

by | Jun 20, 2014 | Community

Shirley Flora’s impact on community spans more than two decades By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer Many would agree that one of the best days for the city of Opelika occurred in 1991 when Shirley Flora and her husband Bud chose to retire and move here. Shirley’s...
Keep on truckin’

Keep on truckin’

by | Jun 20, 2014 | Community, Events, Slider

Downtown Opelika played hosts to trucks and vehicles of all shapes and sizes Saturday with the return of Opelika Main Street’s Touch a Truck. Children lined up to hop inside the Life Saver helicopter, like Maggie Pridgen, above, who looks on as Madie Lynn gives a...

Garden Walk

by | Jun 20, 2014 | Column

This week we dropped the three youngest off at camp. I was not at all surprised by the reactions we got when we left them. The baby wanted one more hug and kiss. The middle was slightly apprehensive but sucked it up and maturely said her goodbyes. The oldest told us...

Children’s activities – past, present

by | Jun 20, 2014 | Column

In past columns I have written about declines in several birds, reptiles and freshwater mussels. Other wildlife authorities in the Southeast have noticed similar declines. My Ph.D. major professor, the late Dr. Archie Carr, lamented the declines of many wildlife...

It is June – time to go out and get married

by | Jun 20, 2014 | Column

Now let me say at the outset, I am woefully unqualified to write about Southern weddings.
True, I have been to a few, been in a few, seen ‘em done fancy and done plain, seen ‘em outdoors, seen ‘em in church, seen ‘em at home. I have been a groom, a best man, an usher,...