by The Observer Staff | Aug 5, 2025 | Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER OPELIKA — Opelika’s City Council approved the fiscal year 2026 Transportation Plan during Tuesday night’s meeting.Expecting to receive an approximate $1.295 million dollars from the Rebuild Alabama Act, Opelika’s Engineering Department has...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 5, 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 | Aug 5, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — I miss the newspaper. Before the internet. I’m talking physical newspapers. The kind you unfold.I miss the morning routine of it all. Walk to the end of the driveway, barefoot, pre-sunrise. Messy hair. Morning breath. Unsheath the newsprint from its plastic....
by The Observer Staff | Aug 5, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
OPINION — It’s hard to believe that 35 years ago this month, I began my 30-year teaching career in LaGrange, Georgia, and so did Mike, my then future husband. I’ve always heard that the older you become, the faster time passes; now I know that this is true. The years...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 5, 2025 | Letter to the Editor
Reader responds to ‘hateful’ outsiders threatening to sue Auburn University over its minority scholarships Dear editor,The shameless legal firm from Texas, backed no doubt by their hypocritical AG, who has attempted to extort racist behavior from Auburn University and...
