by The Observer Staff | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY OFFICE OF GOV. IVEY ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act last week. One of the governor’s top priorities this legislative session, the new law provides the strongest legal protection for Alabama’s children from child...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 17, 2026 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — I grew up realizing that we all live in a world of tribulation. My pastors reminded me that Jesus had assured us life would not be easy when he said, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 17, 2026 | Column
OPINION — Most of us have more than one name. We have the name printed on our birth certificate. We have nicknames given to us by family and friends. Some names make us smile. Others make us cringe. And then there are the labels we never asked for but somehow...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 17, 2026 | Events
By Kadie Taylor The Observer OPELIKA — Celebrating resilience and hope, the African Children’s Choir is performing at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Opelika on Friday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. “The African Children’s Choir is one of five programs of Music...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 17, 2026 | Sports
BY ROB DAVIS FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Lee-Scott girls basketball team avenged an early season loss to the Lady Tigers from Childersburg Friday with a nail-biting 48-46 victory to stamp the team’s ticket to the state regionals in Montgomery. “We lost this game...
