by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Politics
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer Most Lee County legislators were easily renominated on Tuesday. The smallest margin was for first-term State Sen. Tom Whatley (District 27). He defeated Andy Carter by 53 percent to 47 percent. Born on a dairy farm near Opelika,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Column
Throughout the years since the turn of the last century, Virginia opossums are among a few native North American mammals occurring in the Southeast that have consistently been able to maintain stable or growing populations. Others include gray squirrels, coyotes,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Column
We have been moving for a week now. I hope and pray I never have to go through this ordeal again. We started on my wife’s house last week. I was amazed at how much stuff she had in her 1,030 square foot house. It was like the little car at the circus with all the...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Column
By Bob SandersThere is a gospel song that ends with, “…and we’ll understand it better by and by.” Well, it’s “by and by,” and I understand it better. I ran across an article about a movie that he was in that cleared it up for me. Well, let’s go back to the...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Column
When I got up Sunday morning, I didn’t know I’d be making a new friend. I had normal Sunday plans – get up, go to church, eat lunch, etc. Instead, I got a pleasant surprise. Rooney is a young man. He is intelligent, cheerful and energetic. He is quick to make...