by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE What is your favorite nut? If this seems like a weird introductory question, you will understand a few paragraphs from now. Without a doubt, my favorite nut is the pecan. Before my sweet Aunt Jenny (Virginia Patton Daugherty) went to be with...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY SUNDILLA AUBURN — Sundilla will welcome the acclaimed Noah Zacharin to town on Friday, May 12. This will be the first of the 2023 concerts to be held at Pebble Hill — located at 101 S. Debardeleben St. — and as with all Pebble Hill concerts, this one...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Education, Schools
Beautiful arrangements of spring flowers accented tables and mantels at the Campus Club Spring Tea hosted by Tracy Roberts, wife of Auburn University President Chris Roberts. Members enjoyed a traditional tea. Michelle Reed, president of Campus Club, gave a report on...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH The call came late afternoon. “May I speak to Sean?” said the child’s voice. Speaking, I said. “Is this a bad time, Mister Sean?” Not at all. And don’t call me “Mister,” it’s weird. “What’re you doing right now, Mister Sean?” Me? Right now? Actually,...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYJOSH BEAN PELHAM — Oak Mountain State Park unveiled its newest multi-use trail on Friday, as officials from Alabama State Parks joined local officials for a ribbon-cutting...