by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPELIKA — Joel Alvarado, director of Workforce & Entrepreneurship at the Opelika Chamber of Commerce, has successfully completed the 2025-26 Fellowship for Talent Development, a national program led by the Association of...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Column, Stacey Wallace
OPINION — Back when Mike and I married on Nov. 5, 2005, our family and friends gave us many wonderful wedding presents. One gift we really loved to use was a griddle from our niece Lindsay and nephew Luke. For many months, we’d use that griddle on Saturday...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Community, Featured
BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Providing quality designs, attention to detail, competitive prices and licensing with local universities, Tiger Town Embroidery & Screenprinting celebrated 25 years of business on April 1. Owner Ken Tidwell said when he...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — I was in a hotel with a few hundred Mennonites. I walked into the hotel at noon. At first, I was confused inasmuch as the lobby was full of cape dresses, plain suits and broad-brimmed hats. Some of the older men had beards, some were clean-shaven. The...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
OPINION — The 2026 high school baseball season came to a tough close for the Opelika Bulldogs, who finished the year at 18–21 after a late stumble that underscored just how unforgiving area play can be. Opelika dropped nine of its final 11 games, including all...
