The weather is getting the spring plants ready to burst out in coming weeks. The dogwood in front of the house is about to pop! Temperature’s this week in the 70′s is pretty nice. And it looks like this will continue to be the case thru the weekend. Several things to update this week (sorry not a lot of pictures)… Downtown, the Railroad Avenue Streetscape Project is going great. I’m not sure who these guys… Read More
Month: February 2006
Drew Holcomb Saturday at The Rail
From His Bio: A fifth generation Memphian, 23 year-old Drew Holcomb cuts straight to the marrow. His dark voice haunts listeners with its warmth while his lyrics stab truth and pour out beauty onto his listeners. Just out of college from Knoxville, Tennessee, Holcomb is young. Despite a childlike hopefulness, his songs reveal a mature journeyman who tells tales of tragedy, lost love and redemption. Taking cues from his childhood heroes, (Springsteen, Dylan, Robert Johnson… Read More
Blair Combest Friday Night at The RailâŚ
From his bio: Blair Combest wants to tell you something. Donât worry, itâs not in the abstract, self-aware, singer-songwriter way. Just walk up and say hello and youâll know which way I mean. Youâll practically be able to see the gears spinning at hyper-speed as he propels from one subject to the next. Not many people can easily transition from the migration of monarch butterflies to the wonders of the renal system, and thatâs just… Read More
More on the Dick Cheney Hunting Accident
And after seeing the above, Danny Dennis at work sends over this.
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on February 23, 2006. View the original page.
Lee County Red Cross to give away a Harley
Get in now on the Hottest Ticket in Town. With only 500 tickets available, make your $100 donation to the Lee County Red Cross to receive a ticket to be entered into a drawing for a 2006 Flar Black Harley-Davidson sponsored by Big Swamp Harley-Davidson in Opelika. Tickets are available at the Lee County Red Cross or Big Swamp. You must be 21 or older to be eligible for a ticket and winner is responsible… Read More
Alabama’s Taylor Hicks â (Performed) Last but Not Least!
Okay – You saw him. And you saw the others. He’s there on Thursday Night. The man will go far in this show!! Rock on Buddy – Look forward to seeing you back at Eighth & Rail!!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on February 22, 2006. View the original page.
XM Eat Your Heart Out!! The Early Days of WJHO in�Pictures!
Oh to the Glory Days of Radio! The picture below was before my time in this market! And how about the fact that the old stations were more studio’s than office space! And a closer look at Master Control! Okay – Opelika Historian’s Help Date these Photos!! ( I bought these photos on ebay a few years ago. ) So, no particular reason for these pictures, other than the fact I just came accross them!… Read More
Opelika Alabama Goes No Smoking!
I went to the City Council Work Session on the Non Smoking Plan at 5PM today. The American Cancer Society had a big group at the meeting to discuss the bad things of smoking. Exposing those in an office to the effects of smoking. It was a well organized group. (Okay – I give each payday to the Cancer Society and will participate in the Relay for Life, so I’m not really the bad guy… Read More
Rheta Grimsley-Johnson to Speak at Auburn Tuesday at 5PM, The Smoking Thing at Opelika City Council at 5PM and Arlo at the Performing Arts Center at�7PM
If you catch her weekly in the OA News, you might want to see her in person! National columnist Rheta Grimsley-Johnson delivers the 2006 Neil and Henrietta Davis Distinguished Lecture on February 21, 2006, 5pm, in the auditorium of the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.. The lecture is sponsored by the AU Journalism Program in the Department of Communication & Journalism and is open to the public. Nationally syndicated columnist and AU Journalism… Read More
Salem-Shotwell Bridge â More on the Project to Rebuild the Bridge!
I think I’ve talked about the Opelika Kiwanis Club efforts to restore the Salem-Shotwell Bridge in Monkey Park in Opelika. Below is a drawing of the bridge sketched from a model built by Professor Warren Keith, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It’s part of a letter that went to Chamber members this past week. Here’s a copy of the entire letter! If you’ve got a few bucks to throw at restoration, this is a good cause. The Story… Read More
Who Are You People? And Why are You Here?
Not sure what’s going on, but the daily Unique Visitor’s to the site is topping 200 everyday the past few weeks. Welcome. If you’d like to register and make a comment below, that would be great!!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on February 19, 2006. View the original page.
