by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Sports
BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Auburn basketball just doesn’t look right. The Tigers, in the infancy of Southeastern Conference play, are doing fine on paper. Entering their game against Georgia Wednesday, the Tigers have a 11-2 record and are...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES BY CODY SIKES AUBURN — Deer hunting is a popular recreational pastime for many Alabamians. In fact, the 2021-22 hunting season saw more than 228,000 hunters spend a combined 4.9 million days in pursuit of white-tailed deer. Last season was also the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Community
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Trying to become a new you this new year? Workout Anytime Opelika can help you stick to your fitness goals in 2023. “A lot of people come into the gym and do too much too quick,” said Opelika Workout Anytime...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
This past Christmas I spent 11 wonderful days with my son, Gus, and his wife Alison in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each year at Christmas I have prayed to see a little snow when visiting my only child, but this year I received enough snow for many years’ worth of wishes....
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
Two New U.S. Senators for Alabama OPINION — Richard Shelby walked out of the U.S. Senate this week after 36 years. Walking out with him is almost all of Alabama’s seniority and power in Washington. Seniority equals power in the halls of Congress, especially in the...