by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
As school has started back in our preschools, as well as different childcare situations, we might hear that when young children separate from their parents at the classroom door, they do so with tears and crying. As adults, we can all remember those days as we think...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2023 | Column, Steve Flowers
Big Jim’s Run for Congress OPINION — We will continue this week with the saga of Alabama’s most colorful governor, the legendary Big Jim Folsom. Jim Folsom Jr. shared a story about his father’s early political life. Big Jim always knew that he wanted to go into...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Get your golf clubs ready; GolfSuites is coming to Opelika. The Opelika City Council approved a resolution during Tuesday night’s city council meeting that allows for financial incentives to be paid to Broad...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2023 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Recently, Lee County sent out delinquent notices to many residents, letting them know that due to unpaid trash collection fees, they must appear in court. “If you do not appear in court on that date, a...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
OPINION — Last week, I focused on the infamous “Killer Rabbit” incident President Jimmy Carter endured in April 1979. He was criticized for lack of courage and became the butt of killer rabbit jokes. But in part two of the series, we see Carter has spearheaded a...
