by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Sean Dietrich
The hotel parking lot. Early afternoon. He was packing his truck. Slamming toolbox lids. Reorganizing luggage in the rear cab. Iowa plates. I’ve never met anyone from Iowa before. Or if I have, chances are they were so timid I don’t remember them. Midwesterners, in my...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Sports
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Southern Christian Patriots fell, 33-18, to the East Central Patriots on the road last Friday night. The loss moves the hometown Patriots to 1-3 on the season. The memory of the loss will no doubt frustrate...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Community
The Opelika Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual First Responder’s Appreciation Breakfast Sept. 30. Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl was the guest speaker. Pictured top row, left to right: Media of the Year — Ben Doughty, Emergency...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Sports
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM PHOTOS BY TODD VAN EMST / AU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Another second-half collapse doomed Auburn Saturday. The Tigers dropped their second game of the season, falling 21-17 to LSU inside of Jordan-Hare Stadium. After opening up a...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Stone Martin Builders (SMB), one of the largest homebuilders across Alabama, is proud to be awarded “Best Homebuilding Experience in Alabama” by BUILD Magazine’s 2022 Construction & Engineering Awards. The international annual...
