by The Observer Staff | Mar 17, 2026 | Column
OPINION — John 5:7 — “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up…”There is something heartbreaking about that sentence.For 38 years, a man lay beside a pool in Jerusalem. People believed that when the water stirred, healing would happen....
by The Observer Staff | Mar 17, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — The Opelika softball team (13-8) dropped a pair of close contests last week against quality opponents in Benjamin Russell and Prattville, proving once again that small details often decide big games.In Alexander City, the Lady Bulldogs fell 3-1 to Benjamin...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 17, 2026 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN –– After bringing home the Champions Cup championship trophy from Indiana last June, Auburn University power soccer introduced itself to some of the nation’s top teams in a return to Fort Wayne over the weekend.The Tigers went...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 17, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Smiths Station High School girls and boys soccer teams both secured 7A Area 4 wins over Opelika High School at Bulldog Stadium on March 10.Senior forward Haley Ciccarello scored two goals and assisted a third to lead the...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 17, 2026 | Sports
BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — After dropping four consecutive games the Reeltown Rebels varsity baseball team earned a much needed 5-2 victory over the Beauregard Hornets Tuesday afternoon at Beauregard High School.Branton Spraggins pitched six complete...
