by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — For many people, their haircut is the foundation of their look. It is the beginning and end of their style. No one knows this better than Elijah Michel, better known as “Eli the Barber.” Michel has a lot of experience cutting...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Envy Salon in downtown Opelika was recently announced as the top-rated beauty salon in Alabama by topratedlocal.com. Additionally, the salon — which has been in Opelika for 15 years — was announced by...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BYPHARMATIVE, LLC OPELIKA — Pharmavite, LLC, makers of Nature Made vitamins, is excited to celebrate 10 years of production and being a community leader in Opelika, Alabama. It invites all to come out and join in celebrating this exciting milestone. In...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH They called her Mama. Everyone at Waffle House knew her that way. Few knew her real name. To them, she was “Mama.” “She was everyone’s mother,” said the Waffle House cook, standing over a flat-top stove. The older woman was cooking my eggs,...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
BY MADELINE ACOSTA FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — On Thursday, Jan. 19, Lt. Jessica Daley held a demonstration at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office where she informed parents and guardians about car seat safety and how to correctly install the seats. These...
