by The Observer Staff | Jun 20, 2024 | Community, Featured
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVEROPELIKA — All Strung Out Yarn Shop hosted community crafters for Worldwide Knit in Public Day earlier this month and used the opportunity to partner with the Opelika Public Library.“We collaborated with the library so if you signed up for...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 20, 2024 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — The Smiths Station City Council heard negative feedback from a citizen during its Tuesday night City Council meeting.The citizen approached the council to ask about rental and lodging taxes, which...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 20, 2024 | Column, Steve Flowers
‘Working for Alabama’ legislation is monumental OPINION — As former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn once said, and I’ll paraphrase, “Any fool can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.” In our political landscape today,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 20, 2024 | Community
ANGLICANThe Good Shepherd Anglican Church3015 Opelika Road, Opelika Saint James the Great Anglican Church22 Vann Road,Smiths Station(334) 663-2985 APOSTOLIC HOLINESSGod’s House of Prayers Holiness Church301 Highland Ave., Opelika(334) 749-9672 BAPTISTCentral Baptist...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 20, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
Men Jesus can count on OPINION — Recently a pastor invited me to participate in a remarkable experience in his church on the outskirts of Opelika. Craig Lee is the pastor of the church which for decades was known as Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Having...
