by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Featured
BY GRACIE GOODMANFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Chef David Bancroft, owner of Acre and Bow and Arrow, is opening a new Bow and Arrow location in Auburn this summer. The new location will take over the former Vintage 2298 space at 2298 E. University Drive.The new restaurant...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Ann Cipperly, Column
BY ANN CIPPERLY Chicken Salad was the theme of the 49th annual Heritage Cooking Contest held recently at the Lee County Extension Office. The contest was sponsored by the Lee County Women’s Leadership Committee, a division of Alabama Farmers Federation. Every year a...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION —I’m supposed to be eating complimentary hotel-breakfast, but I’m in line behind a girl’s softball team.The dining room is nothing but long-hair, red ribbons, glitter makeup and striped softball socks.“They’re here for softball camp,” says one mother. “And...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — The Opelika High School athletic department settled into a rare quiet last week as the school year officially ended. The first week of summer is traditionally a brief pause for coaches and players to recharge before the grind of offseason preparation...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 2, 2026 | Column
OPINION —“If I finish my vegetables, I get dessert,” says Caleb, 8. “But Jesus didn’t get dessert. He got a spear in his side.”Caleb’s comparison might sound humorous, but it reminds us that when Jesus said, “It is finished,” on the cross (John 19:30), he wasn’t...
