ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Opelika High wrestling team participated in a quad and tri-match last week. The Dogs wrestled Shaw, Russell County...
Column Articles
Planting Christmas Traditions in the Hearts of Young Children
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. By Beth Pinyerd “It is Beginning to Look A...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Incumbency Prevails in 2022 State House Races Folks, believe it or not, we are closing in on six months before next year’s election...
An Intriguing Idea: Calling U.S. Senators Senior and Junior
By GREG MARKLEY On the first day of high school in 1971, as freshmen, two friends and I bought elevator tickets from burly and angry-looking...
You Got This
By SEAN DIETRICH Let’s talk about confidence. Self-confidence. Not the corny brand of confidence found in many self-help books where you repeat a...
Mind The Gap
By WENDY HODGE 1985 was a good year. Nintendo released its home entertainment system; we all were singing along with Phil Collins because he was...
A Wise Man Once Said, “Why Not Go Another Way?”
It’s the Christmas season friends, and my heart is full of hope. I look all around me, into the harsh edges and creases of our world and I see beams...
Sweet Home Made Alabama Artists Share Christmas Recipes
By Ann Cipperly With a love for art and cooking, Kathryn Whetstone is busy planning the Sweet Home Made Alabama Holiday Art Show and looking over...
Making the Grade: Jefferson’s
By Stacey Patton Wallace I just can’t seem to get enough of downtown Opelika. I think it should be the prototype for downtowns everywhere. According...