by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2023 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA —The city of Opelika will hold a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day celebration on Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Boykin Community Center Auditorium in Auburn, with partners city of Auburn, Auburn University and Lee...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2023 | Greg Markley
OPINION —In 1992, I wrote a historical series at Fort McClellan, Alabama, on the Women’s Army Corps. These were amazing women, but one I met at a band concert in 2021 was 100 years old and in fine shape. She was one of the first women who trained at Fort Des Moines,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2023 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY STATE.REP. DEBBIE WOOD The Alabama Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Public Service award recognizes elected or appointed officials for their extraordinary advocacy, policy, and actions that provide support for people with...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 9, 2022 | Column, Opinions
By PHIL WILLIAMS OPINION — In my study at home there are a number of memorials to my family’s service. There are three rifles hanging on the wall. My grandfather, my father and I each brought home these reminders from WWII, Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. There...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 10, 2014 | Politics
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer The late U.S. Sen. Arthur Vandenberg once said that “Partisan politics must stop at the water’s edge.” He meant that in international matters, partisanship must be set aside. In that vein, partisan politics quickly stops at the...
