November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage our community members to have conversations with their family and doctor about the care that they would want to receive if they were facing a serious illness...

As I read the Opelika Observer this week, one thing I read brought about a wonderful memory. Before Clyde and I moved to Opelika, the newspaper article about us told that we were graduates of the University of Alabama. While this was not of interest to many, one very...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and Steve Savarese, Executive Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events in...

Dear Editor: The purpose of this letter is to draw public attention and awareness statewide to a travesty concerning a profession that should command better wages. Some states, cities, and counties are much more equitable than others, however, some officials need to...