by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Sports
The varsity Smiths Station Panthers boys basketball team fell to the varsity Central Phenix City Red Devils, 78-67, Friday, Jan. 27. Five Central players combined to make 15 3-pointers, setting a new school record. The varsity Central Phenix City Red Devils girls...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Life is a school in which we learn the rules for living. Successful living is achieved by following the rules. The best rules are the Bible’s Ten Commandments, God’s guidelines that have stood the test of time. Assuming we take seriously...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Obituaries
Gerald “Gerry” Brown Swecker, age 81, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. A recent resident of Opelika, Alabama, he was born on June 3, 1941, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and spent the majority of his adult years in the Hampton Roads and...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Judie Ann Caulder Brown, 74, of Auburn, passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Brown was born Dec. 19, 1947, in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, to parents Sammie Caulder and Gladys Amanda Caulder. She graduated from Clarkton High School in 1967 and attended Pembroke...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Obituaries
Vernon Edwin Unger Jr., 87 of Auburn, passed away Jan. 26, 2023, at Salude Nursing Home in Swanee, Georgia. Dr. Unger was born Dec. 14, 1935, to Vernon Edwin Unger Sr. and Ida Nagles Unger in Maryland. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at...
