by The Observer Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | Column
By Sean Dietrich Cracker Barrel—I’m eating bacon and eggs. In the background: Ernest Tubb is singing about waltzing across Texas. I’ve been on an interstate all morning. There is an old woman at a table near ours. She was here before my wife and I arrived. Her white...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | Column
By Hardy Jackson I grew up 100 or so miles north of Mobile. I love it. I love its quirky people. I love the way things are always just a little off plumb. So even though for some time I have resided far from the City-by-the-Bay, I regularly check online sources to...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | Column
By Ann Cipperly Whether you are baking pies or carving a happy face for a child’s party, pumpkins are a treat during the fall months. Pumpkins are in abundance annually at the Cotton Pickin’ Pumpkin Patch at Lazenby Farm. This is the seventh year the farm has held...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | Column, Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers There have been quite a few political happenings in the Heart of Dixie during October. Birmingham has elected a new mayor. 36-year-old Randall Woodfin defeated two-term mayor William Bell. I never got to know Bell that well; however, the few times I...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 22, 2017 | Sports
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter Beauregard overpowered Cleburne County 48-20 on the road Friday night, securing not only their sixth-straight victory, but the Class 5A, Region 4 title. Fireworks occurred on the game’s first play, as Beauregard’s All-State running back...
