by The Observer Staff | Nov 18, 2020 | Sports
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by The Observer Staff | Nov 18, 2020 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
On the morning of the momentous Nov. 3 Presidential Election Day, I began my day on my hometown radio station, WTBF in Troy, which has been my tradition for election days for over 30 years. As the polls began to open around 7 a.m., we began getting calls that the...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 18, 2020 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
In 1976, Republican vice presidential candidate Bob Dole campaigned at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. I briefly interviewed him there as a college newspaper reporter. He was known then as a “hatchet man,” running cover for the well-behaved President...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 14, 2020 | Events, Featured
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com “We have a lot to be thankful for at the Gogue Center,” said Executive Director Christopher Heacox in a released video from the center. “Despite the considerable challenges brought about this year by COVID-19, the Gogue...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 13, 2020 | Community, Featured
By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Willow Tree Boutique had its storeroom-emptying grand opening at the end of October and has already seen return customers since. Becky Stillwell, an Opelika native, and Stephanie Kennedy, an Auburn resident, own Willow Tree, which is...