by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2012 | Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Editor Coach Brian Blackmon and his staff would like their team to play this way every week. If there was a way for the team to perform the way OHS did against Central, it would be hard for any high school team to beat Opelika. The Bulldogs...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2012 | Politics
by Greg Markley Political Writer For supporters of the constitutional amendment that was expected to bolster Medicaid, keep state prisons with sufficient staff rates, and battle a crippling proration that was on the horizon, the number 13 turned out to be lucky...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2012 | Politics
by Cliff McCollum News Editor The result of months of meetings, planning and negotiations by the city’s various department leaders came to a head during Tuesday’s Opelika City Council meeting, as council members voted unanimously to pass the city’s fiscal year...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2012 | Column
Toby and Max were Boston Terriers who died after eating chicken jerky treats. His owner, Philip Mawaka of Hartford, Conn., reports, “Toby was falling over and crying out in pain and we would give him another treat because we thought we were doing something nice for...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2012 | Column
It’s been a while since I wrote a tribute to the small town life, and while I realize we don’t live in Mayberry, I still consider our dear Opelika a small town. I googled Opelika, just to see what a person who knew nothing about us would find. I was a bit surprised by...