by The Observer Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Obituaries
Jan Weyant, 91, of Opelika, passed away on March 11, 2023. Jan was born in Woodward, Oklahoma, on Dec. 6, 1931. Jan was a graduate of Henry G. Clift High School in Opelika and received a degree in nutrition from Auburn University. She was married to Charles E. Weyant...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Walt Albritton
RELIGION — During almost 89 years, I never lived alone. Then my wife died. Sensing my need, my sons took turns spending the night with me for a couple of weeks. Since then, for two years now, I have lived alone. My sole companion has been my little dog Buddy, who...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — During the month of February, the Smiths Station City Council talked zoning and approved funding for a new event this spring, among other business. The Feb. 28 regular meeting saw the council approve...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Bruce Green
RELIGION — The word “inheritance” is rich, deep and expansive — like the word “faith” or “family.” It’s used in a legal sense to speak of what takes place when a person dies and their land and possessions are passed on to another (see Numbers 27:8-11). Although...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
OPINION — Dear Editor: Registration (alagames.com) for the 40th Alabama State Games is now open, and we are expecting a record-setting 6,000 participants to flood Jefferson County to participate in the Games. The Alabama State Games — founded in 1982 at the request of...
