by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Beth Pinyerd
Every Christmas Eve, I clearly and fondly remember the hospitality, warmth and love our Uncle Wayne Teague and Aunt Josephine provided at their home each year to the family. Our family sleigh (car) would head toward Auburn each year as we experienced a true Christmas...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Hugh Freeze Hire Dear editor, AU Athletics submitted a press release to the Nov. 30th “Opelika Observer”, which announced Hugh Freeze as the new Auburn University head coach. The release proved as public relations puffery, but woeful as reporting. For example, several...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Sports
PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES / THE OBSERVER The varsity boys’ and girls’ Opelika High School basketball teams hosted Russell County at the Mainstreet Gym Thursday, Dec. 8. The Bulldog boys defeated the visitors 62-51, and have a current record of 4-3 after also...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Bruce Green, Column
By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — At Meribah, the people of Israel “gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron” (Numbers 20:2). The problem was a lack of water, and Israel was so despondent over it that they told Moses they wished they had died, “When our brothers fell dead...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Sports
PHOTOS BY MATT AUSTIN / FOR THE OBSERVER The Smiths Station varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams traveled to face the varsity Loachapoka girls’ and boys’ basketball teams Thursday, Dec. 8. The Panther boys won 79-77, and have a current...
