by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2016 | Column, Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell Coach Brian Blackmon loaded up his team on buses and headed to Pelham last Friday night for the Dawgs’ last regular season football game of 2016. This was his first return to Pelham since guiding his 2012 team to a 49-23 win over the Panthers in...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2016 | Opinions
Nearly two weeks ago, I proposed to my girlfriend Jessi. Such a monumental occasion as a proposal usually takes much planning and backroom conversations over the months leading up to that special moment. Arranging mine took place in all of five days. I originally...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2016 | Politics
By Ken Busby Lee County has had two third party candidates express their intentions to run for elective offices in 2016, who were unable to get on the ballot because they failed to meet the extremely challenging requirements placed on them. The ballot access law...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2016 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter As deer season launches in Alabama, so is Opelika’s newest hunting and fishing goods store, Reynolds Outdoors. Owned and operated by father-and-son duo Clay and Tyler Reynolds, the store opened for business Aug. 24, and will soon be...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2016 | Community
By Fred Woods Editor Phenix City, Opelika’s neighbor to the southeast, just 28 miles away, has a lot going for it today. It’s about 25 percent larger in population than Opelika, an estimated 37,500 people to Opelika’s 28,600. Although Phenix City is officially in...
