by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
A few words fitly spoken OPINION — The scene before me remains etched in my mind. I had walked into a huge ballroom in a hotel in Dallas, Texas, 15 minutes late. Five hundred people were already seated at tables, and I had no idea where to find a seat.Though I was...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Sports
PHOTOS BY JERRY BALLAS FOR THE...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Outrage over the destruction of a bald eagle’s nest in northern Auburn ignited Tuesday’s Auburn City Council meeting as concerned citizens and council members condemned the developer’s decision.That anger comes after it was...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Entering Friday night’s home playoff game against Thompson, Auburn had pieced together arguably the best season in school history since 2009 with dreams of winning its first state football championship.Yet it was the Tigers...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
Opelika finishes 8-2, heads to post-season OPINION — OHS FOOTBALLHoover (10-2) ended Opelika’s (9-3) football season with a 32-29 win in three overtimes last Friday at the Hoover Met.The quarterfinal matchup between the Bucs and the Bulldogs gained immediate...
