Opelika Woman Marks 80 Years with New Book

Opelika Woman Marks 80 Years with New Book

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Roxie Ramsey may have just celebrated her 80th birthday, but she’s quick to tell you she’s still learning and growing. Through a lifetime of meeting challenges with faith and perseverance, Ramsey has grown...
Funny Maine Coming to Auburn

Funny Maine Coming to Auburn

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — An original Alabama talent, FunnyMaine, will visit Crown of Comedy in Auburn. Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson was born in Opelika but began his professional career at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in...
Tough

Tough

SEAN DIETRICH Three of us sat beside Mama’s above-ground pool, out in the wilds of Black Creek. We were beneath a dollar-store umbrella, and a canopy of live oaks and longleafs. My mother, my kid sister and me. Mama’s old transistor radio played Don Gibson’s “I Can’t...