by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA RETAIL ASSOCIATION AUBURN —While Christie Howell was a student at Auburn University studying early childhood education, she worked part time for the downtown Auburn gift store, Wrapsody. At the time, Wrapsody was a two-store chain that began in...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
BY SEAN DIETRICH I am writing from a plane that is stuck on a runway. It’s raining. Hard. I have a screaming baby behind me. Angry passengers surround me.I have to be in Atlanta tonight, but it’s not looking good.We have been on this god-forsaken plane for an hour,...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION —The Opelika High School Cross Country teams traveled to the capital city last Saturday to compete in the “Montgomery Trailblazer Meet” hosted by Montgomery Academy.The following is a breakdown of each individuals final place and time.OHS Girls...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —In spring 1963, I was told I would have to take first grade a second time. A seven-year-old, I did not have a good overall grade to advance to second grade. This was in a strict Catholic grammar school. I enrolled two months before turning...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Community, Events
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