by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | Events
Special to the Opelika Observer Hoping to surpass the record-setting book sale held last September, The Friends of the Auburn Public Library are gearing up for their semi-annual used book sale March 14, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Dean Road Recreation Center in...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | Obituaries
Anne Elizabeth Goslin Anne Goslin, born in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1955, peacefully passed on Oct. 25, 2014, at University of Washington Medical Center after a long fight with Pulmonary Fibrous and Lung Transplant surgery. She resided in Tacoma, Wash. Anne is...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | Education
By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Writer As Black History month drew to an end, Carver Primary School celebrated with a Black History program and career day last Friday. School counselor Shonta Sherfield, one of the program coordinators, said the best part about the annual...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | Community, Events
By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Writer The Sportsplex and Aquatics Center of Opelika has hosted Friday Night Drop-In for 38 years. Children in grades from sixth to eighth can pay a membership fee of $25, and come to the Sportsplex every following Friday night for a night...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist SOFTBALL The OHS softball team started the 2015 season in Panama City, Florida, playing in the Florida / US Challenge. The Lady Bulldogs went 3-1 in the two-day tournament. Opelika beat Escambia Couty 11-2 in the opener. Payton...
