by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Politics
By Fred Woods Editor At this week’s Lee County Commission meeting District 4 Commissioner Robert Ham and local veterinarian, Dr. Buddy Bruce, presented a proposal for a Lee County low-cost “Spay-Neuter Your Pet” (SNYP) program, to be implemented in FY 2017. The...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Community, Slider
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Opelika’s own Medal of Honor recipient Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Bennie Adkins will be honored in a special way Dec. 11 at the Museum of East Alabama. Adkins, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in September 2014, will be presented...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Community
Local woman hikes Appalachian Trail By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter When Jessica Mills decided to hike the Appalachian Trail, it was not a sudden decision. It was something she had planned to do since she was a child. From the moment she saw the Appalachian Trail...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Politics
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor In an abbreviated meeting Tuesday, the Opelika City Council addressed its routine business. Council members approved annual appropriations for the following organizations: – Alabama Council on Human Relations, Inc., in the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Column
Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go. We never went over the river. Or through the woods. Or even to Grandmother’s house. At least not on Thanksgiving. Christmas, maybe. But not Thanksgiving. Most of my mother’s family lived close by, so...
