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12-5 Obituaries

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Obituaries

Johnny Dwayne Ferrell 1963-2014 Funeral service for Johnny Dwayne Ferrell, age 51, of Phenix City, was held at 1 p.m. Dec. 4, 2014 at Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery with his dad, Chuck Ferrell, and sister, Ginger Hubbard, officiating. Johnny went to be with the Lord...

Football wraps up

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Sports

By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Columnist   Opelika Football The OHS athletic department held the annual football banquet Monday night at the school. Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller, City Council President Eddie Smith and Police Chief John McEachern spoke to the team,...

Test on Hydrology and related topics

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Column

1. A large body of water into which the Crimea Peninsula extends is the (a) Caspian Sea; (b) Black Sea; (c) Sea of Okhotsk; (d) Aral Sea; (e) Banda Sea 2. Which of those in No. 1 has been severely devastated by water being diverted for irrigation? 3. What freshwater...

Flu happens

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Column

It seems the flu has hit our house. So far only one little elf has succumbed to the nasty virus. Despite the bottles of Lysol I have used on every door knob, surface and common object, I still feel like the flu isn’t through with us. Our baby is sleeping on the couch...

My most memorable Iron Bowl

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Column

Before it was the “Iron Bowl” it was just the Auburn-Alabama game. Just? Even then it was THE game. What you called it identified you. If you were an Auburn fan, it was the Auburn-Alabama game.  If Alabama was your team, it was the Alabama-Auburn game. In my family it...