BY ANN CIPPERLY With their home filled with beautiful music, Ashley, a violinist, and Dr. Corey Spurlin, director of the Auburn University Marching...
Southern Hospitality | Ashley Spurlin shares thoughts on motherhood
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Sean of the South | A Jigsaw Mother’s Day
OPINION — From May 2022 I bought a jigsaw puzzle at the grocery store today. The box features an ornate cathedral with red roses and...
On the Mark | OHS athletes show well at state tourney
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika High girls and boys Track and Field team participated in the AHSAA 7A State Track and Field Meet in Gulf...
Altar Call | You can wear a morning face
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — I dearly love the song, “Precious Memories.” The one line that continually bubbles up in my mind is the song’s basic...
A Taste of Grace | Hidden in Plain Sight
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — It’s the person looking for glasses that are perched atop their head or someone searching for keys that are still in the...
Sean of the South | Dumpling
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — I’m 5 years old. On Mama’s stove is a steaming stock pot, filling the world with the essence of chicken and dumplings.I’m...
Making the Grade | Insomnia Steak & Grill
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — As I’ve mentioned before in this column, when I transferred to Auburn University as a juniorin 1983, when Fred...
On the Mark | OHS tennis teams finish impressively
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika’s Track and Field team participated in the Section Meet in Smiths Station last weekend with the following...
Altar Call | Planting alleluias in a child’s heart
BY WALT ALBRITTON A friend of mine introduced me to the “Greenless Child,” an intriguing poem written by Ann Weems. My friend often quoted the poem...