by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER WAVERLY — Research shows that adult women benefit cognitively, physiologically and spiritually from experiences with horses. Equestrian Chanoah Orr has launched a new business, Bluebell’s Horsemanship, to give women a chance to experience...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
BY SAM VISETHE OBSERVEREAST ALABAMA — After nearly 14 years in East Alabama’s restaurant industry, Richard Scott traded pizza ovens for home safety assessments — a career change inspired by his family’s experience caring for his mother.Scott officially launched...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika resident Guy Rhodes has been recognized through a resolution from the Alabama Senate following his retirement after more than 50 years as a journalist. The resolution was presented to Rhodes by District 27 State Sen. Billy...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Column
BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION —There are moments in life when the giant in front of you seems impossible to ignore.Sometimes it’s a frightening diagnosis that changes everything in a single afternoon. Other times it’s the loss of someone you love, a broken relationship, an...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION —In my ninth decade, there are memories that are indeed precious to me. I think of them as holy moments when I was blessed with the presence and grace of God. Moments like the one when Dean took my hand in marriage. And moments when I held each of our five...
