by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2023 | Column, Community, Featured, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE As I’ve mentioned before in this column, I am incredibly clumsy. In fact, if you still have a good, old 20th Century dictionary, and you look up the word “clumsy,” my picture will be there. I am always tripping, dropping or dripping. Mike says that I...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY LIVI WELCH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Hosted by the Opelika Rotary Foundation, Burger Wars was held June 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Opelika. Tickets sold out as hundreds of people flocked to enjoy tasty burgers and a great show. This year, there...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY Located in a country setting, a wooden fence frames the pasture with miniature donkeys at the home of Judy and Dr. Jere Colley. Over the years, a variety of animals have found a home under the care of the beloved Opelika veterinarian. On a perfect...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika Rotary’s annual grilling competition, Burger Wars, returns to downtown Opelika Saturday, June 3. Suitable for all ages and free to attend, Burger Wars, which first took place in 2015, is one of the most...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE From the time I first learned to read the “Janet and Mark” series of books in the first grade in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), I fell in love with books. Over the years in school and at home, I read voraciously, enjoying “Little...
