by The Observer Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBix, LLC Windstream Wholesale, a leading provider of fast and flexible solutions, announced today that it will connect its Intelligent Converged Optical Network (ICON) to the AUBix LLC data center adjacent to Auburn University. The Auburn connection,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | Community, Featured
What is next for Opelika’s infamous felon? BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER After being behind bars since his arrest in Bryan, Texas, on June 20, 2018, Kyle Sandler, former owner and founder of the Round house LLC, in Opelika, has been released from federal custody and...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH My wife and I played a game of catch today. We were supposed to be packing because we are in the middle of moving houses. But there we were, lobbing a cowhide ball back and forth in the driveway. The oldest game known to humankind is the game of...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | Opinions
BY SALLY C. PIPES Imagine a visit to the local farmer’s market. When you’re about to pay the farmer for some fruit, a man in a suit and sunglasses interrupts the exchange and offers to negotiate a discount with the farmer. Cool, right? Not so fast. The man...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | Community
Contributed bythe city of Opelika For the 34th year, Opelika has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Opelika achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four...