by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2024 | Community, Featured
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVEROPELIKA — Anita Burton, a cherished member of the Opelika Public Library (OPL) staff for the past 35 years, is retiring this month. With her upcoming retirement, she is reflecting on the time she spent investing in the community and the...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2024 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Every Tuesday evening, the Opelika Parks and Recreation Department hosts a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Park in Opelika.This 13-week Summer Swing Concert series offers a wide variety of musical...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2024 | Sean Dietrich
Dumplings OPINION — I’m 5 years old. On Mama’s stove is a steaming stock pot, filling the world with the essence of chicken and dumplings.I’m watching her use her fists to mercilessly beat a lump of flour that will become dumplings. She punches the dough, making loud...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2024 | Obituaries
October 12, 1941 – May 15, 2024 Ann Diffley Neighbors, 82, of Nixburg, Alabama, passed away on May 15, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, May 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT at Cornerstone First Global Methodist Church ( 310 Green St. in Alexander City),...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2024 | Column, Sean Dietrich
A mother’s love OPINION — “I am a little old woman who lives in an assisted living facility…” her email began.Her following message was about the length of “War and Peace.” She is a woman who is as sweet as Karo syrup. But—and I mean this respectfully—brevity is...
