by The Observer Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | Column
I had a gig last weekend in Illinois. I’d planned on driving because I love to drive when I have the time to do so. Now that I’m married, I don’t get to hit the open road as much as I’d like, but I still drive when afforded the opportunity. Last week’s trip to the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | Column
I was in elementary school the first time I read “Where the Red Fern Grows.” When I reached the chapter where Old Dan died, I was heartbroken, and a few pages later when Billy discovered Little Ann’s body lifeless, with her head on Dan’s grave, the tears ran down my...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | Obituaries
Robert B. Coulter Robert B. Coulter, 80, passed away Feb. 16, 2015. Born Nov. 18, 1934, in Columbia, S.C., he grew up in Waycross, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University in 1957. He retired from Uniroyal Tire Company Oct. 1, 1987, and retired from Auburn University...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | Education, Slider
By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Writer The Opelika City School met on Tuesday to discuss school calendars, field trips and school inventory. First on the board’s agenda was to recognize the Opelika High School Theatre Society and the cast of “The Quilt, A Musical...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist The AHSAA is wrapping up winter sports, hosting the “Final 56” state basketball state tournament at the BJCC in Birmingham this week. (The phrase, “Final 4”, which all of us refer to, can’t be used due to legal rights.)...
