by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Sports
The varsity Auburn and Opelika boys and girls soccer squads faced off April 15 in the 12th annual Soccer for a Cure games. The Opelika boys fell to Auburn, 6-1, while the girls were defeated 10-0. Together, the two teams made a $4,500 donation to the Spencer Cancer...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Obituaries
Jerry M. Hunt Sr. was born on May 7, 1932. At the age of 16 he joined Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church and was a faithful servant of Christ until his death on April 13, 2023. He married June Brand Hunt in 1948 and they were happily married for 67 years until her...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
OPINION — One thing I absolutely love about growing up in Opelika is that town folks love to tell good jokes and laugh. Laughter seems to bring our community together during happy and sad times. Our community loves to laugh. And this week is an especially good time to...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Community, Schools
Lydia Maple of Lakeview Christian in Lee County scored first place in the 2022 Alabama Farm-City Committee Essay Contest for 10th through 12th grades. The theme was “Sustaining for the Future.” Maple and her teacher each received $300 from Alabama Farmers Cooperative...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
OPINION — As the first regular session of the quadrennium evolves, there is a myriad of complex issues arising. I am reminded of three simple truisms regarding the Alabama Legislature and the governing of the state of Alabama. First of all, if anything significant or...
