by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Ann Cipperly, Column
BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — Whether you are celebrating the Fourth of July this year at the beach, lake or at home, serve a festive menu with a variety of delectable summer dishes. Decorate the table in a patriotic theme with colors of red, white and blue to honor our...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — On my kitchen counter is a pound cake, sitting on a pedestal, beneath a glass dome.Pound cake is the food of summer. It can make or break the entire season. A summer without pound cake is like church without singing, Monet without color or...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)
ONGOING TUESDAYS — O GROWS FARMERS MARKETThe O Grows Farmers Market is held every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Courthouse Square in downtown Opelika. The market will feature local produce, baked goods, crafts, live music and story time by the Opelika Public Library....
by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Obituaries
SARAH VIRGINIA (JENNY) SYLER CLARKSarah Virginia (Jenny) Syler Clark of West Point, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on June 13, 2025.She was preceded in death by her father, Phineas Howard Syler; her mother, Miriam Ann Kirkwood Syler; and her brother, Richard...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Politics
BY JOHN BRICETHE LAFAYETTE SUN FIVE POINTS — Chambers County resident and Mayor of Five Points Jeff Monroe announced his candidacy this past week for the Republican nomination in the 2026 GOP primary election for the Alabama House of Representatives in District...
