by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYMARCUS MARSHALL OPELIKA — Hometown developer Marcus Marshall Jr. last week announced a major update to an app he created in 2020. “I’m excited to unveil a preview of the next version of Beary Hungry here in the Opelika and Auburn community before...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH She has long red hair. Fair complexion. A high school senior. Quiet. Mild-mannered. When she speaks, her voice sounds like Locust Fork, Alabama. Her name is Morgan. Seated beside her is Clarabelle, a black Labrador wearing a Service Dog Alabama vest....
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Column, Sam Dichiara
I talked in last week’s column about having done some photography in my college years. On one excursion, I found myself in Enterprise, Alabama, at Big Bend Wildlife Sanctuary. Big Bend was a volunteer organization that rehabilitated injured wildlife. First, I met the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYMACHEN MCCHESNEY AUBURN — Machen McChesney, one of the region’s leading CPA and business advisory firms, recently announced it has named R. Murry Guy III, CPA, as a new partner. “The focus of our growth is grounded in our continual effort to...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve often mentioned in this column, I love to eat, but I dislike cooking intensely. Therefore, family and friends who love to cook and are talented at the culinary arts hold a special place in my heart. One such person, who meets the above...