by The Observer Staff | Dec 1, 2023 | Sports
BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COMPHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES | THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Iron Bowl may have been a heartbreak for most Auburn fans, but for at least one, just being there was a dream come true in spite of the final score.”It was so loud and...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 1, 2023 | Sports
BY BRANDON HUGHES FOR THE OBSERVER | PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES AUBURN — Prior to Alabama’s improbable touchdown pass on 4th down and goal from the 31-yard line, there was an equally improbable defensive call made by the Auburn coaching staff. The same coaching staff that...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 1, 2023 | NHT
STORY BY ANITA STIEFEL | PHOTOS BY HOLLIE AUTREY, SIMPLY MEDIA The good news is… you’ve found the perfect new home. The bad news is… now you have to move all your stuff into it. But moving doesn’t have to be such an ordeal if you have the right help,...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 1, 2023 | Education
Members of the Opelika High School Class of 1963 recently held a 60th year reunion.Pictured from left to right on the front row: Patricia Young DavisDianne Kenny Green, Nancy Pitts Taunton, Mary Barnes Newman, Bobby Bond, Bruce FurlowSecond Row: Marilyn Minter Shelly,...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
Conquistador lives up to its reputation BY STACEY WALLACE Yo hablo español un poquito. That is Spanish for, “I speak Spanish a little.” I took one year of Spanish in junior high and a second year at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City. I also took Spanish...