by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2012 | Education
Tuesday afternoon, Holocaust survivor Henry Stern presented two gifts to the Opelika City school system: a collection of materials about the Holocaust and Stern’s personal experiences to OCS officials and the chance to meet and ask questions of a Holocaust survivor to...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2012 | Education
by Elizabeth Patton Student Reporter Chloe Colquitt, a junior at Trinity, has been accepted to work as a page for the United States Page Program in Washington, D.C., during the summer. This prestigious position involves meeting senators and sitting in on...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 13, 2012 | Obituaries
Dr. Jerry A. Kirkpatrick 1936-2012 Dr. Jerry A. Kirkpatrick passed away on April 1. He was born in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 26, 1936. He attended Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. and graduated with a BA from Ouachita Baptist University in...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 6, 2012 | Sports
by D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor The annual “Mike Spain Invitational” was held last weekend at the Coach Sam Mason Track on the OHS campus. Both the boys and girls meets, with track coaches Jimmy Johnson and Jen Neighbors, won. The OHS girls finished with a season...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 6, 2012 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
I wanted to take the time to respond to the recent “Buy Local” idea being taken on by both the Opelika Observer and the daily paper these last few weeks. I agree completely with the idea, and hope more people will start to work more with businesses that are truly...