By Sean Dietrich Andy Griffith. He would definitely be near the top of my list. I can’t think of many things better than Andy and Barney. Next would...
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32 cents and small decisions
By Wendy Hodge It is a Saturday, and I am standing in front of a Coinstar machine in my local Walmart. This morning when it took both hands to lift...
Receiving grace through tough times
By Beth Pinyerd I love the way the Opelika community celebrates the good old summertime, even embracing the typical quick and fleeting rain showers....
Trying to figure out what is Southern
Back in my teaching days, one of my favorites was a course designed to introduce students to what is euphemistically called (by people into...
An ‘Alabama Bucket List’: Girls trip to Gadsden
Bucket List: • Cherokee Rock Village • Noccalula Falls. This trip was made extra special by my last minute decision to turn it into a Girls Trip! My...
OHS’s Dr. Farrell Seymore recently named to AHSAA’s Central Board of Control
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika High Principal Dr. Farrell Seymore will succeed former Beauregard High School Principal Richard Brown on the Alabama...
Music Lessons
Music lessons. Two simple words that bring back so many memories. I took music lessons as a child. First was piano lessons from a very young age...
Children and curiosity go together!
By Beth Pinyerd Camping is the summer theme for our classroom of children this summer. We have had a blast of imaginary fun in learning and...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The 2020 Presidential Election year has already begun. It usually begins on Labor Day of the year prior to the election. However,...