by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Many changes have come about in education in the last few decades. One class that has fallen by the wayside is home economics, or “home ec.” When Mike and I taught at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia, home ec was an...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured, Sean Dietrich
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — A large crowd gathered at the Opelika Public Library last Thursday night to see acclaimed columnist and novelist, Sean Dietrich. Known for his commentary on living in the South, Dietrich, commonly referred to as...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY DONNA’S AMERICANA RADIO & PROMOTIONS AUBURN — Sundilla Concert Series is bringing Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Jay Bonneville, of Austin, Texas, to Auburn for a show on Friday, Feb. 10. He is touring in support of new singles, “On the Blind...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Education, Schools
CONTRIBUTED BY DYWLC LEE COUNTY — On Saturday, Jan. 21, Keely Rider, Lee County’s Distinguished Young Woman, was selected as a top eight finalist in Alabama’s Distinguished Young Women. Rider competed with other high school senior girls from across the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Education
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES AUBURN — This Live Well Alabama recipe is for the vegetable lover who also has a sweet tooth. Combining broccoli, bacon, low-fat yogurt and honey, this Everyday Broccoli Salad has something for everybody! It only takes a couple of minutes to put...
