by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2017 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer On Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey came to Opelika for the Baxter International facility ribbon cutting, in a ceremony celebrating their recent addition. This facility expansion is the result of a $300-million investment. The project was...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2017 | Community
By Rebekah Martin and Morgan Bryce Opelika is now one of 243 U.S. cities that Uber services. The ride-sharing service, which started in 2009, allows patrons to request rides through a smartphone app. Earlier this month, a similar ride-sharing service, Lyft, began...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2017 | Column
By Sean Dietrich I played music and spoke to a room of white-haired women. It was a dark-lit bar, with decent onion rings and heavy burgers. Ladies from all walks of life held glasses of beer and wine. A few had canes and walkers. Eighty-two-year-old, Jo, approached...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2017 | Column
By Hardy Jackson The South excelled in two things which the French deem essential to civilization: a code of manners and a native cuisine. John Peale Bishop Well, old John Peale may have been onto something there, but according to a couple of recent studies the...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2017 | Column, Steve Flowers
Most people would assume that as the race for the open U.S. Senate began that Luther Strange, the appointed incumbent, was the favorite. However, polling indicated that Roy Moore was the favorite and still is as we head towards the September 26 runoff. The initial...
