by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2024 | Letter to the Editor
OPINION —I have some comments about the people being evicted from the hotel.Don’t the city or the fire department have to inspect the businesses on a regular basis? Because I know these problems with this hotel did not happen overnight and I can’t understand why they...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2024 | Letter to the Editor
Low wage work not just bad for employees — it hurts customers, too OPINION — When companies cut corners on wages and safety, executives cash in while putting workers and customers at risk. I saw it first hand at Dollar General.I’ve always felt that working in...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2024 | Featured, Sports
BY ELESE MCKINLEYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Hooked Martial Arts of Opelika offers an adaptive martial arts program specifically for children and adults with special needs. This adaptive program specializes in making martial arts accessible for everyone, offering...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2024 | Community, Featured
Thelma Jones, pictured at right, was born in Loachapoka on Sept. 19, 1919, and has been a lifelong resident. She is the mother of two children and has more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her words of advice are, “Be thankful for all the storms in your...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2024 | Community, Featured
BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Circles of Opelika, a local nonprofit, is working to changes lives in the local community. Led by the PRF Teaching Ministry and its founder, Dr. Nate Dunlap Jr., Circles and PRF hope to lead hundreds of people out of...
