Walters' Gas & Grill Gets National Attention

BY ANN CIPPERLY FOR THE OBSERVER

OPELIKA —

Last Thursday night, Walters’ Gas and Grill in Opelika was featured on the national television show

“Restaurant: Impossible” after it was revamped last October by show host Robert Irvine and his team.

Penny and Robert Walters, who were owners at the time, told their story in the 90-minute program. Local residents were invited to attend the filming.

Penny told Irvine about her journey in the restaurant business. When she and Robert married, they each had two children from previous marriages. Penny had a love and passion for cooking and preparing large meals for the family, as

See WALTERS', page A3 Robert and Penny Walters with Chef

Impossible."

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM

AUBURN — Michael Floyd is man of many firsts. Floyd is a first-generation college student, one of the first to get the Jungle to its full potential and is the city of Auburn’s first student Lamplighter Award winner.

See FLOYD, page A4