by The Observer Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Community
BY SAM DICHIARA FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — It’s a familiar conundrum: How do friends go out and have a good time, as well as a few drinks, without having to worry about getting home safely? Leah and Jonathan Gamel, co-owners of Gamel’s Magic School Bus, offer a...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
OPELIKA — Opelika High’s girls’ flag football teams (junior varsity and varsity) opened the season by sweeping two games against Smiths Station. The varsity team shut out SSHS 20-0, and the JV won 21-13. Lady Bulldog Ashley Hilyer caught a pass from Cherida...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY During fall months in East Alabama, life for many folks revolves around Auburn Tigers’ football with plenty of good food for tailgating on game days. Since Saturday’s game against Penn State kicks off at 2:30 p.m., plan on serving a variety of hearty...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Sports
The Opelika Lady Bulldog varsity flag football team defeated the 2021 7A state-runner-up Smiths Station Panthers, 20-0, to open their 2022 campaign. With the loss, Smiths Station move to 3-1. Since then, Opelika won its second game, 40-0, over Loachapoka, and lost its...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Community, Uncategorized
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY THE OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOP: The Minority Business of the Quarter award, sponsored by Alabama Power, was presented to Dani’s Cheesecake Owner Danielle Moore, center. The awards ceremony took place at the chamber’s Business Over Breakfast...
