Month: September 2014

From CNN this afternoon:  As many as 175 enemy troops killed, 18 wounds from enemy fire, 38 hours of battle, 48 hours evading the North Vietnamese troops in the bush — and one tiger. Those are the numbers behind Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins’ Medal of Honor , an award he received from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony Monday. Adkins of Opelika, Alabama, was honored for his actions in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley… Read More

JOIN US for FALL BOOGIE (#3) SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13 Featuring Performances By: * NIKKI LANE 7:00 * WATER LIARS 5:30 * GREAT PEACOCK 4:00 * RAMSAY MIDWOOD 2:30 * FIRE MOUNTAIN 1:00 * FRANK FAIRFIELD 12:00 Music Starts at NOON / Rain or Shine * FOOD VENDORS (Come Hungry) * ARTISAN VENDORS (Come Shop) * STANDARD DELUXE T-Shirt SALE Friends of Waverly Alabama & FALL BOOGIE Supporters: * WICKLES PICKLES * SOUTHERN MAKERS * The… Read More

If you have been counting on the Lee County (Alabama) Courthouse for the time, well, it depended on which side of the clock tower you were looking at. And chances are, it was wrong. Recently the county authorized funds to fix the clocks and today, they are installing the new working parts. Photo Credit: Steve Penland

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on September 8, 2014. View the original page.

The East Alabama Recycling Partnership (EARP) will host an Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, September 13th. Citizens and businesses are encouraged to participate in the countywide event. The event will take place at Saugahatchee Square at 3700 Pepperell Parkway in Opelika. The event will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saugahatchee Square was formerly named Midway Plaza. The Electronics Recycling Event will provide an opportunity for citizens to dispose of used electronics in an… Read More

It’s First Friday in Opelika this week. Shops open late and of course the usual selection of dining all around town. “Opelika is Film’s” presentation of Muscle Shoals will be at the Train Station, next to the Depot at 7PM, there’s music afterward as well. If you’ve not been in this old warehouse space that formerly was where lots of freight arrived via train, you should probably check it out. On top of that, it’s… Read More

On Monday, September 1st, 2014, the Opelika Police Department arrested 44 year-old William Eugene Barrett from Opelika, AL, on two counts of Burglary, Third Degree, two counts of Theft of Property, Second Degree, and one count of Criminal Trespass, Second Degree. The charges stem from an investigation that began Monday afternoon at Sun Self Storage, 2000 Columbus Parkway. A witness noticed a storage unit door ajar and heard someone inside the unit. As the witness investigated, a… Read More

Thought I should do a post wrapping up a week of camping at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  I have been going to the Labor Day Weekend Race for several years now. I always want to go to arrive on Wednesday before the race, but never seem to make it until Thursday. This year, I thought Tuesday would be the day, so I finally made that Wednesday show date. You can actually arrive the Saturday before the… Read More

I’ve not been happy with the shift in looks of the site the past few months and have returned to a format I have liked for a while. Unfortunately, it shows my total lack of participation in post over the past few months. Maybe, this will get me off my but and back to regular posting. Time will tell! From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on September 2, 2014. View… Read More