by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Get ready to don a dapper outfit and your most spectacular hat as Storybook Farm hosts its 15th annual Kentucky Derby Day this Saturday, May 6. Gates will open at 2 p.m. on the farm, located at 300 Cusseta...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | Community, Events
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Humane Society (LCHS) will be hosting a charitable giving seminar on Friday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the Goodwill Career Center, located at 3740 Pepperell...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH She was trash. At least that’s how she was treated. She was found wandering a rural Mississippi highway. Beneath the stars. It was a wonder the girl hadn’t been hit. This was a busy highway. The kind with transfer trucks. The dog was walking in the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH She has long red hair. Fair complexion. A high school senior. Quiet. Mild-mannered. When she speaks, her voice sounds like Locust Fork, Alabama. Her name is Morgan. Seated beside her is Clarabelle, a black Labrador wearing a Service Dog Alabama vest....
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Column, Sam Dichiara
I talked in last week’s column about having done some photography in my college years. On one excursion, I found myself in Enterprise, Alabama, at Big Bend Wildlife Sanctuary. Big Bend was a volunteer organization that rehabilitated injured wildlife. First, I met the...
