by The Observer Staff | Mar 8, 2023 | Obituaries
Gail Elaine Stewart of Phenix City (formerly of Dadeville, Alabama), was born on Sept. 17, 1945, in Miami, Florida, and passed away Feb. 28, 2023, in Columbus, Georgia. She was 77. Gail grew up in Miami, Florida, where she was her daddy’s shadow. She was...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 8, 2023 | Obituaries
Robert Garrison Snelling III, age 49, of Opelika, passed away on March 2, 2023. He was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Sept. 29, 1973. Robert grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he met his wife, Dawn, with whom he shared a deep love that resulted...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 8, 2023 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
OPELIKA — The OHS varsity Bulldog baseball team (6-4) split four games last week, beating Liberty County and UMS-Wright and losing to Pike Road and Northside. Opelika opened the week with a tough 5-2 loss to Northridge. The game was tied at one with Northside...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 8, 2023 | Sports
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPINION — Normally, if a group of tigers walk into an arena in Nashville, Tennessee, pure pandemonium would ensue. The 20-11 Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team hopes to elicit just this — pandemonium, madness...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 8, 2023 | Sports
No. 9 Maddie Penta celebrates ending the first inning with a strikeout against South Alabama on Friday, March 3. BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn softball field is no longer a diamond. It’s a pentagon. At 20-3 and ranked No. 21 in the...
