by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Column
BY KEITH HUFFMAN GUEST COLUMNIST A bittersweet emotion, nostalgia can inspire a wealth of positive feelings and social connections, as evidenced by research in psychology. Keith Huffman, who has written newspaper columns about Southern nostalgia since 2008, shares...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH This is not my story. I am hearing it for the first time, just like you. He is the one who tells it. He is old. He is in a wheelchair. He is carving a piece of basswood with a pocket knife. He speaks in a drawl so thick it’s poetry. There are children...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ALFA WRITTEN BY MAGGIE EDWARDS AUBURN — The Alabama Farmers Federation welcomed Christopher Prevatt as commodity director for Beef, Equine, Hay & Forage and Sheep & Goat divisions on Sept. 6. Prevatt, who grew up in Auburn, said he is excited to...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN UNITARIANUNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AUBURN — On Sept. 3, 2022, members of Auburn Unitarian Universalist discovered that its church sign that displays information about fellowship and upcoming services was vandalized with an anti-LGBTQIA+ message. The...
