by The Observer Staff | Nov 3, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
BY BETH PINYERD OPINION —This week we enter the National Gratitude Month. This is a time that we can have our children and families focus and express on actions and kindness that we are thankful for. As a teacher, I love this time of the year where children can show...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 3, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
BY SEAN DIETRICH Rome, Italy. The sun is rising over the City of Seven Hills. I am sitting at a cafe, not far from our hotel, editing a column on a yellow legal pad. I am here for breakfast, waiting for my wife to wake up.The Colosseum is just down the street. The old...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 3, 2023 | Community, Events
PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES Last week was full of fall events. Pictured are photos from the annual Fall Festival at the Opelika Sportsplex and Covington’s Halloween Drop-In event. PHOTOS BY ED SIKORA Photos are from the First Baptist of Opelika’s fall...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN/OPELIKA — Founded in 2018, the Nourish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization co-founded by local pediatrician Katie Wolter and Beth Hornsby of Hornsby Farms of Auburn. The foundation’s mission is to employ a multidisciplinary...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2023 | Community
The Opelika Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for Stone & Ivy, Lee County’s newest wedding venue. The venue is located at 2611 Columbus Parkway in Opelika. To learn more about Stone & Ivy visit its website www.stoneandivyopelika.com or...