by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Community, Events
Award-winning restaurant to host ribbon-cutting, give away free Walk-On’s for one year on Feb. 6 CONTRIBUTED BY WALK ON’S OPELIKA — Tiger Town will soon be hosting game days with a taste of Louisiana when Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux makes its debut on Monday,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH I’m warning you beforehand, what I’m about to say is going to seem utterly ridiculous. Here goes: My mother once told me that I could conquer the world if I ate a decent breakfast. The whole world. All because of breakfast. See? I tried to warn you....
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Column, Sam Dichiara
By SAM DICHIARA When I was a student at Auburn, sometimes after class, I’d drive to the Lee County Humane Society and take photos of the pets there. I was an avid nature and animal photographer, and it felt good to take pictures that the Humane Society would use to...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
OPELIKA — Opelika’s girls and boys soccer teams opened the 2023 season Thursday night against American Christian Academy at the W. James Samford Soccer complex. The remaining spring sports start in the coming weeks. OHS BASKETBALL The Lady Bulldog basketball...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Sports
BY DANIEL LOCKEFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — It is once again gymnastics season on The Plains, and this Auburn squad is more loaded than ever. Leading the way is fifth-year senior Derrian Gobourne, a native of Sarasota, Florida, who has become one of the most well-known...