by The Observer Staff | Sep 30, 2014 | Column
I’m sitting here on the front porch of the old house. It’s about eight o’clock on a late summer morning, nice and cool here on the west-facing porch. I say “old.” Heck, it’s not that old. I can remember when it was built, when I was about nine years old. It was a nice...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 30, 2014 | Column
Otter was a big, goofy black Lab and my introduction into the breed that I love. We adopted him from a rescue group at a year old and liked him so much that we later adopted Molly, a yellow girl. When we had the two dogs out together, I noticed time and time again...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 30, 2014 | Column
Last Monday, I had the incredible honor of attending retired Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins’ Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. Without hesitation, I can honestly say that it was and will always be one of the highlights of my life. The only drawback was...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 30, 2014 | Community, Slider
Office holds friendly competition to help feed hungry By Suzanne Montgomery Opelika Observer Beginning this week and running through Oct. 3, the chiropractic associate team at Cornerstone Family Chiropractic is joining in a friendly game of competition...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 30, 2014 | Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Writer OPELIKA FOOTBALL The Opelika Bulldogs went on the road for the fourth time in five weeks to defeat Oxford 45-21 last Friday night. This was the first ever meeting between the two schools. The Yellow Jackets are one of the new teams in...