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Hometown hero

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Community

  By Rebekah Martin Assistant Editor What does a hero look like? Bennie Adkins, 80, was born on a farm in southwest Oklahoma. He grew up learning how to work the land on his family’s Waurika, Okla. farm. “I attribute my work ethic and conservative values to farm...
House that almost changed history

House that almost changed history

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Community, Slider

Sam Bailey Sr.’s house plays into story of EAMC location By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer Sam Bailey Sr.’s Opelika heritage dates back to 1867 when J. J. Green, his great-grandfather, moved to Opelika after the Civil War. “We are told my great-grandfather...

EAMC earns awards from Healthgrades

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Community

By Alison James Associate Editor East Alabama Medical Center is an excellent hospital, according to awards given by Healthgrades, the “leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals,” as it describes itself. The awards were...

Dawgs dominate Wetumpka Indians

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Sports

On the Mark By D. Mark Mitchell OPELIKA CROSS COUNTRY Opelika senior Ben Bryant captured the individual 6A state championship with a time of 15:34.76, the best overall time in all seven state high school classes. Bryant’s first place finish helped the Dawgs finish in...

Predators announce tryouts for 2015 season

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Sports

  By Rebekah Martin Assistant Editor The East Alabama Predators, a Gridiron Developmental Football League semi-professional football program founded last year in Opelika, will hold open tryouts for their 2015 season Nov. 15 at 9 a.m. Tryouts will be held at Moore...