By Ann Cipperly With her scrumptious Smoked Gouda and Bacon Dip entry, Barbara Whatley of Beauregard won first place in the state 2019 Heritage...
Barbara Whatley wins state 44th annual Heritage Cooking Contest
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Opelika slips by Wetumpka 33-32
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika (4-0 overall, 2-0 in region play) defeated Wetumpka 33-32 in a thriller last Friday night at Bulldog Stadium. The win...
Jump into the fall and welcome fun, teachable moments with your child; our children deserve the best of us!
By Beth Pinyerd Lee County and Opelika will be welcoming fall on Sept. 23! Children absolutely love the coolness and beautiful colors of fall. As...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers During the late summer, it was revealed that Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest...
Navigating the ‘color line’ at AU and ‘Bama will take a while longer
By Greg Markley For the Opelika Observer In 1895, W.E.B. Dubois became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was a...
The Artist’s Voice | Modern World
By Sarah West The studio experience, the field experience, the museum experience and the scholar’s experience- all of these inform the artist’s work...
Tailgating
By Hardy Jackson Tailgating. It began as such a simple pleasure. Drive early to the game in your pick-up truck full of stuff to eat and drink and...
The Old Country Store
By Jody Fuller When I was a kid, going to the store was a big deal. It really was. Getting an ice-cold Coca-Cola was always at the top of my list....
Auburn’s Man
By Sean Dietrich In honor of college football season, I want to tell you about the biggest SEC football fan I know. He lives in Monroeville,...