by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — Way back in 1992, when I was beginning my third year of teaching in LaGrange, I met a young woman named Ashley. She had begun substitute teaching at Lee’s Crossing Middle School, where I was teaching sixth grade language arts.In 1989,...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Events
CONTRIBUTED BY A-O TOURISM OPELIKA — The Brewzle Whiskey Festival will return to downtown Opelika on Saturday, Sept. 20, bringing together whiskey enthusiasts from across the country for a celebration of small craft distilleries, live entertainment and local...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — There’s a new face in Auburn’s South College Street restaurant community — an American Deli recently opened, aiming to serve the community with freshly made food.“At American Deli, we offer different kinds of food, so we have so...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — Interstate 59 shot past our windows like a streak of pigeon excrement on a commercial airline windshield. We crossed into Tennessee, heading northward to New Jersey. The radio played Jerry Reed. And I was busy counting barns.A barn in the distance. Overgrown...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)
AUG. 21 — PARENTING IN A DIGITAL AGEJoin the Owen Center team for a presentation and panel discussion on Faithful Parenting in a Digital Age on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Opelika Public Library (1100 Glenn St.). The focus will be on tackling one of...
