by The Observer Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | Sports
By Fred Woods Editor The Opelika Chiefs continued their winning ways last Saturday afternoon with a solid 46-0 victory over the Atlanta Tigers in Jonesboro, Ga. They’ll be back home at the Beulah High School Stadium Sat, evening, April 2, to take on the Alabama...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | Sports
Special to the Opelika Observer On March 4, 110 swimmers from around the state competed in the Special Olympics Alabama Opelika sectional swim meet hosted by the Opelika Parks and Recreation Department. Teams from Baldwin, Coffee/Dale, Houston, Montgomery, Shelby,...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OHS BASEBALL Last week, most of the Opelika City Schools enjoyed spring break, but the Bulldog baseball team (16-10, A 2-0) played and won three games over area foe Benjamin Russell High School. The Dawgs travelled to Alex City for...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | Column
By Rebekah Martin Have I said how much I’m enjoying the pottery class at Denson Drive yet? Yes? Ok, just checking. I’m seriously enjoying myself and am really looking forward to finishing some of my projects and showing off my work. This week I made a piece pot. Like...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | Column
Spring Break is going full-tilt-boogie. Sorta. You will recall, or maybe you won’t so I will remind you, that after all the terrible things that went on at Panama City Beach (PCB) during Spring Break 2015, city and county officials cracked down in a bunch of ways, two...