Month: September 2009

I’ve posted some information a few post down about Five Times August over at Eighth and Rail on thursday Night. I know that’s a school night for most of you, but come by if you can for a great show. Music starts about 9:30PM or so.  You can read more here on the Thursday Show .  The Friday Night show could easily be in the Opelika Performing Arts Center, it’s that good!  Montana Skies returns to… Read More

My neighbor’s son, Gabe, walked down the street today with his grandmother to see the Police cars that had gathered for the funeral of  Lee County Deputy James Anderson.   Funny what little folks see and say.  When he came back, he told me saw a police man crying.  I suspect he just saw one of many that paid final respects that reacted that way.  And tonight I know that officer Anderson had a little boy named Gabe, short for Gabriel, say… Read More

The funeral of Lee County Deputy James Anderson is today at 2PM at Opelika’s First Baptist Church.  Law enforcement officers representing departments around the state started arriving just after noon to honor one of their own.

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on September 29, 2009. View the original page.

As I was sitting on the front porch a few minutes ago, I thought that today’s weather must be like what my friend Carol in Long Beach, California gets most of the year.  Fukai Manor was getting the look of Halloween, as Lyndsay was arranging pumpkins on her freshly painted front porch.  I also knew that the ceramic pumpkin left on my mantle since last year, would again look right for the holiday.  Gosh, I… Read More

Richard over at 8th & Rail has a pretty aggressive music schedule this week at the Tavern.  This Thursday Night show would be one of three not to miss this week.  I found this quote about his latest CD. Five Times August (the working name of 26-year old Dallas native Brad Skistimas) says that ‘Life as a Song’ represents his journey as a songwriter: “At the start of the album you get more innocent and… Read More

Lee County Assistant District Attorney Margaret Mayfield announced her Republican candidacy for family court judge during an early evening family barbeque on Sunday, Sept. 20.  Hundreds of friends and supporters gathered at the home of Drs. Allen and Shirley Lazenby in Opelika to support Mayfield’s candidacy, including Don Roberts, Bill Samford, Pep Melton, Bill Kelly, and Shirley Lazenby – all who offered personal words of endorsement. Auburn’s ultimate ska band Blame Sydney entertained the crowd… Read More

I think in small towns more than other places, but I could be wrong, a community tends to morn the loss of life of local law enforcement in the line of duty.  Twitter, Facebbok and formal news sources were a buzz all afternoon with the word of the injury of a Lee County Deputy this afternoon.  Unfortunatley, the news ended with a sad note.  From the OA News, “ A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy has died… Read More

So the Opelika Daily News Editorial Staff (it’s kinda a small group) got together to discuss some upcoming post at 8th Street Cafe in Opelika Thursday Night.  We’ve been getting a lot done this week, and we’re going to keep up the pressure.  I’ll be grabbing the camera for some intersting pictures (Well, I hope so!) From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on September 24, 2009. View the original page… Read More

Make your plans to join us this Friday, September 25, as we welcome the legendary Roy Book Binder to town for his first Sundilla appearance. Admission is just $10, $8 for students, and free for children 12 and under. This is also your next-to-last chance to buy Advance Tickets for the November 13 Kate Campbell show. (And in this case, “advance” means “cheaper, more comfortable, and closer to the stage;” there are a limited number… Read More

You’ll notice the events listing on the sidebar has gone.  You can find the same information on the link above called “Community Events“.  It’s the same information, but presented a little differently.  I’ll bring back the other, when we figure out what is causing that load error when using Internet Explorer.

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on September 23, 2009. View the original page.