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Southern gospel

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Column

I reckon Lamar County was the absolute center of  the musical genre known as Southern Gospel.  Amazingly, I still run into people in Alabama who don’t know what Southern Gospel is. It is perhaps easier to describe what it is not. It is not Bluegrass Gospel. No....

Keeping it green

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Community

Keep Opelika Beautiful hosts tree recycling event By Rebekah Martin Assistant Editor What happens to that beautiful Douglas Fir or Colorado Blue Spruce that was strung with lights and decorated with ornaments when it comes time to undeck the halls? Many Christmas...

‘Voice of the Opelika Bulldogs’

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Community

  By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer D. Mark Mitchell grew up knowing that he wanted to be a sports’ announcer. That dream was realized, when at the age of 15, he became the “Voice of the Opelika Bulldogs,” a title he has proudly maintained for 35 years....

Phil Knight: ‘Pepperell kid’ makes good

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Community

By Fred Woods Editor Phil Knight makes up his mind in a hurry, even if acting on the decision doesn’t occur until much later. On a hunting trip with boyhood friend, Fred Birchfield, he told Birchfield that Helen McClain was the girl he was going to marry. The two were...

12-26 Obituaries

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Obituaries

Peggy Jo Newsome Funeral service for Peggy Jo Newsome, 75, of Salem was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Dr. Rusty Sowell officiated. Burial was held in Salem Methodist Cemetery. Visitation was Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. prior to the...