by The Observer Staff | Nov 11, 2011 | Sports
Lee-Scott Academy stumbled against Morgan Academy on Friday night losing 21-10 in the first round of the AISA AAA football playoffs, putting an end to its season. MarQuen Mitchell scored on Lee-Scott’s first possession. Lining up at quarterback on the play, he scored...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 11, 2011 | Sports
Country The Class 6A Section Two Cross Country meet was held at Kiesel Park in Auburn last week for both girls and boys teams. Girls Emma Garner finished first and won the individual championship to lead OHS’s team to a fourth place finish with a fantastic time of...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 11, 2011 | Sports
The AHSAA Cross Country Section Two championships were held at Kiesel Park last Saturday and Opelika senior Cordaryl Whitehead won the varsity boys race (5K) for the third straight year. Whitehead accomplished this miraculous feat with a time of 16:24 just six seconds...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 11, 2011 | Editorial Board, Opinions
In this country, we have two major holidays celebrating the men and women of our armed services, the people who keep this place “the land of the free” and who put the “brave” in “home of the brave.” Memorial Day commemorates largely those veterans we’ve lost, who...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 11, 2011 | Column
I stumbled upon a song today. I actually was looking over my daughter’s shoulder as she was looking for Christmas music on the Internet. I made her stop on a song by Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman that I didn’t recognize. My daughter hesitated. We...
