by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Events
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — With Relay for Life just four months away, Lee County volunteers kicked off planning for this year’s event with a “Souper Supper” meeting Jan. 23 at the Opelika Sportsplex. The meeting aimed to educate...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Education, Schools
CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Alyssa Hurst of Lineville, Alabama, was crowned Miss Southern Union 2023 during the college’s annual pageant held Jan. 19. Hurst will now go on to compete in the Miss Alabama Pageant, which will be held in Birmingham in this summer. This...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Bruce Green, Column
By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — The witness section of Deuteronomy 19:15-21 should lead us to think about truth telling as it relates to the community of Christ. After all, the text isn’t addressing honesty in general terms — its specific concern is with truth telling as it...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — I enjoy the company of positive people who affirm that “Life is good.” Life is good and too short to spoil it with pessimism. While it’s also true that sometimes life is not good, we can still be thankful for our blessings. Despite her...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Obituaries
Rebecca Ella Yarbrough, 69, of Five Points, Alabama, ended her shift on Jan. 17, 2023. A longtime resident of Opelika, she was a well-known waitress at Opelika’s Waffle House for the past 20 years. Her early 37 years were as a weaver for West Point Pepperell until the...
