by The Observer Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Politics
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Alabama voters have named Doug Jones as their next U.S. Senator. In what had been a heated political campaign against Republican nominee Roy Moore, Jones was named the election winner at 9:37 p.m., with precincts in heavily blue cities...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Through an online subscription service called AvanTech, the Miami-based company Sentury Tire USA is looking to provide drivers in East Alabama with a cheaper, smarter way to take care of their tires. For a monthly subscription fee...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor The Opelika City Council approved a resolution during its regular meeting Tuesday night to apply for state funding for improvements to a major thoroughfare in downtown. Assistant City Engineer John Gwin explained that the application...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Obituaries
Little John Webb Funeral service for Little John Webb, 57, of Opelika, Albama was held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Mount Travelers Missionary Baptist Church, 1229 South Dawson Avenue, Waverly, Alabama 36879, with interment in church cemetery, Reverend...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 15, 2017 | Obituaries
Ann Ridley Newton Mrs. Ann Ridley Newton, age 69, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017. She was born on August 17, 1948 to parents, Wiley and Verna Ridley in Opelika, Alabama where she was raised. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister,...
