by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During Tuesday night’s Opelika City Council meeting, two bids and two resolutions pertaining to the LED lighting retrofit and the purchase of Sportscluster lighting for Bandy Park and West Ridge Parks was...
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 | 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 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Events
Ferguson Chapel C.M.E. to host annual Thanksgiving prayer breakfast CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Ferguson Chapel C.M.E. Church has planned a Pre-Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 9 a.m.Mrs. Mae W. Sims, First Lady of Ferguson Chapel, will...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Sports
PHOTOS BY JERRY BALLAS FOR THE...