by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2020 | Column, Featured
By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika The story in Numbers 13-14 looms over the biblical witness like a dark storm cloud. Its presence is especially felt in the Pentateuch, where it empties its rain and washes away a generation of...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2020 | Obituaries
Ronald Wayne Ford, Sr. passed away at his home, Aug. 31, 2020. Wayne was born in Dallas County on Aug. 11, 1952, the son of Euit Nover Ford and Lily Pearl (Cook) Ford. His father passed away prior to his birth, and his sister, Ruth, passed away when Wayne was a young...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 13, 2020 | Obituaries
Tracey Bordeaux Wilson was born on April 19, 1970 and passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on Sept. 1, 2020. She was 50 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Dale Bordeaux; sister, Tiffany Dale Bordeaux; grandparents, Hugh Eastridge and Ellifair...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 12, 2020 | Featured, Politics
By Steve Flowers The 1960 Presidential Race between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy is considered by many political historians to be a landmark presidential contest. This race for the White House, exactly 60 years ago, marked a pivotal change in presidential election...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 12, 2020 | Featured, Schools
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Alabama recently celebrated its bicentennial celebration and children had a chance to participate in their schools. J.F. Drake Middle School received a plaque this week in celebration of the school’s bicentennial project,...
