True Opelika crime story

How a murdered on the run was brought to justice By Edna Ward Opelika Observer A missing woman, a concerned family and skeletal remains, all tangled in a web of crime, lies and intrigue. While that sounds like a plot straight off the silver screen – it was a...

Presidential fray and the primaries

We are only a few weeks away from our March 1st primary. We have an early primary date this year due to the fact that we are in the SEC Presidential Primary. Therefore, we will have some say in who will be the GOP and Democratic nominees. Indeed, the presidential...

Wieners, marshmallows, fine, but somehow…

Ever since back before Cousin James died, the youngun’ had wanted us to have another big wiener-marshmallow roast. He faintly remembered a big one we had up in Uncle Kent’s pasture, and had wanted us to recreate it ever since then. Something would always come up. It’d...