By D. Mark Mitchell I have never witnessed what we are experiencing with the COVID-19 Corona irus. News continues to change hourly because information is coming in so rapidly. President Donald Trump declared a “National State of Emergency” Friday at a 2 p.m. news...

By Beth Pinyerd March winds invite children and their families to fly! With children, I have always loved to have a kite-flying field trip. Sometimes, there may be wind to carry kites, but on other occasions, it may be the child running with the kite to enhance it to...

Special to the Opelika Observer Opelika City Schools are committed to ensuring that students are fed a nutritious meal when schools are closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Carver Primary School and Opelika High School will be serving meals Monday through...

Special to the Opelika Observer Opelika City Schools has issued anther statement regarding the COVID-19 situation. Following is their statement in its entirety below, along with the letter the school system sent out to parents. "At this time, Opelika City Schools...