by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Bruce Green, Column
By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — First John is a brief but marvelously rich letter. But when you first get into it, there’s a good possibility it will overwhelm you with its repetition of a cluster of words. In its 105 verses, “know” is used 32 times, “love” is used 27...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — A young man, less than half my age, called and said, “I would like to talk with you man to man about a personal problem.” We met and talked for a while. He made me feel my counsel was helpful. I felt confident the young man would make...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Hazel Smith Plummer, 91, resident of Ridge Grove, Alabama, passed away on Oct. 13, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, Alabama. She was born in Chambers County, Alabama, on March 21, 1931. Family will receive visitors prior to the memorial service,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Dora Lovern Carson, 81, resident of Opelika, passed away to be with Jesus Christ on Oct. 13, 2022, and passed away at her home in Opelika. She was born in Oconee County, Georgia, on May 1, 1941. Dora graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Georgia, in 1959. After...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA SPECTRAL INVESTIGATORS AUBURN — Join local folklorist, paranormal investigator, artist and professional actor Brandon Stoker (of “The Walking Dead” and “Zombieland 2”) and his investigative partner — accredited historian, local author, and...
