by The Observer Staff | May 4, 2022 | Events
PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY EARL LANGLEY JR. The annual Beulah Family Day was held last weekend at the same time as the Beulah Family Day Car Show. The event brought together members of the community, along with local organizations and law...
by The Observer Staff | May 4, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By Ann Cipperly As Mother’s Day approaches, Micah Melnick, founder and executive director of BigHouse, gives her thoughts on motherhood, whether someone is a birth or foster mom or one of the “mothers” in a child’s life, such as a grandmother or Sunday school teacher....
by The Observer Staff | May 4, 2022 | Community
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika SportsPlex is providing a way for residents to beat the heat this summer with membership to its summer pool and splash park. The membership costs $40 per person and is valid from June 1 through...
by The Observer Staff | May 4, 2022 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE A few weeks ago, Mike and I spent a wonderful afternoon at Opelika High School. It was a real treat for veteran teachers like us; we haven’t been in a school in almost a year, and we haven’t taught in one since March 2020 when Covid-19 shut...