By Wil CrewsOpelika Observer “When I was younger, I found it true about myself that I loved public service,” said Jamie Lowe, the 20-year-old...
The time to listen: 20-year-old running for Opelika City Council
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Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist community agencies in COVID-19 recovery
Special to theOpelika ObserverFrom the officeof the Governor Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $17 million to provide relief for Alabamians who...
Inside the Statehouse Why George Wallace said “No” to U.S. Senate
My next book on Alabama politics will expound on who I believe have been the top 60 political leaders in Alabama over the past 60 years. More than...
Auburn University senior joins Ala-bama Farmers Federation as ag poli-cy intern
Special to theOpelika Observer Auburn University senior Bill Taylor will spend his summer interning with the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Department...
Hugs and Time Spent With Dad
Summer Greetings everyone. The official date of summer’s beginning is June 20 even though it feels like summer has already arrived with hot summer...
OHS FOOTBALL COMPLETES WEEK TWO
Opelika High Football Team completed their second week of “Phase one” summer workouts June 18. The Bulldogs started working out June 8, and they...
Honoring the Ideal of Fatherhood
Most of us know (with or without prompting) that the third Sunday in June is Father’s Day. Despite the commercialism attached to the day, it...
Aaron Warren offers thoughts on being a dad for Father’s Day
When Aaron Warren was in high school, he thought about one day having a family, but he never pictured it as being as wonderful as it is with his...
MOONLIGHT
The middle of the night. The rural Alabama countryside was lit by the glow of the full moon. In most major U.S. cities, tens of thousands were...