by The Observer Staff | Oct 30, 2015 | Column
I started writing this on October 6. Don’t know why. If it happened on October 7, like they said it would then there wouldn’t be anyone around to read it. Or publish it. Then, on October 7, I waited. All day. And into the night. It didn’t happen. What was “it”? Why...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 30, 2015 | Column
Thirty some-odd years ago, the Auburn city water began having an earthy smell and taste. The city commissioned some Auburn University specialists to investigate the cause. They determined the cause to be a chemical, geosmin, in Lake Ogletree. Geosmin is produced by...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 30, 2015 | Education
By Fred Woods Editor Early one morning last week in a field beside Beauregard High School, pumpkins filled the air as a dozen BHS students test-fired their catapults in preparation for … (laying siege to the school?) No! Filling the air with pumpkins was the...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 30, 2015 | Community
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Daylight Savings Time 2015 will come to an end this weekend. Clocks will need to be set back an hour Saturday night before bedtime, as the annual event will come to an end Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Shorter days are ahead, with...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 30, 2015 | Obituaries
Terry W. Studstill Terry W. Studstill, 73, a long term resident of Opelika went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation was held 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home. ...