By D. Mark Mitchell For the Opelika Observer Callaway High School defeated Opelika, 35-21 in the season opener in LaGrange last Friday night....
Bulldogs drop season opener at Callaway
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Column Articles
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Alabama Power is and has always been a force in Alabama politics. Some entities may have influence in the Legislature, but the...
Last Stop
By Sean Dietrich They stand behind caged doors. They look at you when you walk by. They bark like their lives depend on it. Some have barked so hard...
Tastes like Chicken
By Hardy Jackson Fishing. A hot wind was blowing up from the south (“wind from the south, you catch ‘em in the mouth” never really worked for me.)...
Sinkholes and Serial Killers – Part 1
By Wendy Hodge My grandmother, Gussie Coxwell, used to say, “Dreams are where our brain gets rid of all the junk we pour into it every day.” Gussie...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Recently, I wrote about Alfa’s influence in Alabama politics. In my Aug. 8 column, I said the Alabama Farmers Federation still...
Nealey Dozier Thompson has dream job working with Atlanta chefs
By Ann Cipperly When I walked into an Atlanta shop recently for a cooking class on Vietnamese kitchen techniques, I was pleasantly surprised to find...
Her Own Woman
By Sean Dietrich I’m just an old woman who raises pigs,” said Miss Wanda. “You’d be crazy to wanna write about me.” Maybe I am crazy. But right now,...
Frozen in Time
By Lucy Fuller The sun was shining bright. It was a beautiful day. Jody and I had nothing planned for the first weekend in months. We had nothing...