by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Politics
Courtesy of the City of Opelika The City of Opelika Planning Department has implemented a Keeping of Chickens Application and approval process. The application can be found on the city website at...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Column, Featured, Greg Markley
By Greg Markley When Jimmy Carter was on the verge of his presidential inauguration in January 1977, he wondered how he could convince his independent mother, Miss Lillian, to have a bodyguard. With her work on Carter’s 1976 campaign, she was a darling of the press...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
I would like to congratulate Todd Rauch for winning the Ward 5 seat on the Opelika City Council and his wife, Ali, for the dedication she demonstrated during the campaign. I wish Todd nothing but the best as he begins to serve the citizens of Ward 5 and all of...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 10, 2020 | Featured, Sports
By Wil CrewsOpelika Observer Big throws from Bo Nix and even bigger runs from freshman running back Tank Bigsby. That was the story in a wet, sloppy and explosive game in Jordan Hare on Saturday. Oct 3, 2020; Auburn, AL, USA; Tank Bigsby (4) rushes the ball during the...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 10, 2020 | Community, Featured
By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Exton Black is an Opelika child whose life recently had some of its constraints lifted. “Exton has all the extra: extra machines, extra chromosomes, extra attitude,” his mother, Savannah, said. Exton has Down Syndrome and a respiratory...
