by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Sean Dietrich
They were calling for rain. But no rain came. Yet. The umpires stood on the field, clad in clerical black, staring at the sky, palms facing upward. Modern-day soothsayers. The sky was the color of a battleship. The air was damp and sticky. “It is...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Community
Opelika SportsPlex is hosting “Working Out for a Cure” April 17 through 21 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Look for the purple table in the Group Fitness Room. All proceeds directly benefit Relay for Life Lee County. 2023-04-13 Team Sportsplex Relay for...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Community
Saturday, April 15, law enforcement from the Opelika Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Office scaled the awnings of the Auburn and Opelika Kroger locations for the annual Cops on Top event raising money for Lee County Special Olympics. 2023-04-14...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Community
The Trinity Irish Dance Company, founded in 1990, performed at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 14. Abigail Graham-Luke, pictured bottom right, hosted a master dance class for interested members of the community on Friday afternoon...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Sports
CONTRIBTUED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — TENNIS Southern Christian Athletics is an organization that provides homeschoolers and private Christian schoolers ages 12 to 18 with competitive athletic opportunities at the varsity and junior varsity levels. A tennis program...
