by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Community
Dad’s League program strives to help local fathers be ‘heroes at home’ By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor The Family Resource Center, a non-profit organization that has had an active presence in Opelika for more than 20 years, is starting a new...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist Opelika’s quest for a state championship ended last Friday night, with a 21-13 loss to Spanish Fort at Toro Stadium. Fans were expecting a high scoring game, considering both teams averaged 45 points on offense. Instead, they saw a...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Opinions
By John Sophocleus* Revealing Wall Street Journal articles (11/11/14 and 8/27/15) report a local contractor with connections to athletic director Jay Jacobs somehow acquired large quantities of football tickets to high demand games – including the 2013 Iron...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Column, Steve Flowers
Last week I gave you an alphabetical list of the 18 potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. We will begin this week handicapping them in descending order. The Number 18 horse is current Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. We will know whether the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Column
Last Friday night, I went down to Niffer’s on the Tracks to pick up a black n’ bleu bacon burger. Those things are tasty. The Opelika Bulldogs were playing on TV, so I hung around for a while. The Dawgs didn’t take home the victory, and I didn’t take home the burger....
