by The Observer Staff | Dec 18, 2015 | Column, Steve Flowers
This week we will conclude our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. First, let me briefly recap the horses we have already handicapped. The list includes, in descending order, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (18), Supreme Court...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 18, 2015 | Column
When we were about 13, me’n Ross decided it was time to move up in the hunting world. Up ‘til then, we had been just squirrel hunters. We felt we were ready for the big time: bird (quail) hunting. We had most of the necessary things: Uncle Jeff had a Remington...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 18, 2015 | Sports
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist WRESTLING The OHS wrestling team is 9-5 as a team after participating in 14 matches. Coach Jim Davis and his Bulldog grapplers were busy last week, wrestling in one tournament and two matches. The Bulldogs finished 11th in the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 18, 2015 | Obituaries
Marshall Todd Hood, Jr Marshall Todd Hood, Jr., grandson of Jimmy and Patsy Ledbetter of Opelika died suddenly Dec. 4 in Birmingham, Ala. He was born on June 5, 1988 in Honolulu, Hi. He is survived by a brother, John M. Hood (Sara) of Asheville, N.C. and a...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 18, 2015 | Politics
By Fred Woods Editor Lee County Commissioners learned Monday that a Community Development Block Grant of $250,000 had been received from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for assisting in financing construction of a Senior Center in...