by The Observer Staff | Dec 29, 2025 | Community
BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER EAST ALABAMA — As the Christmas season draws hearts toward reflection and generosity, Thriving Hearts of East Alabama is celebrating the power of community partnerships and the small, faithful steps that lead to lasting change for families...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 29, 2025 | Obituaries
LAURE MAJDALANI NÉE WAKIM “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8). Mothers are our eternal angels; they live forever in our hearts; they provide us with unconditional sustenance, love and kindness. They heal our wounds and grant us hope...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 29, 2025 | Community
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER LEE COUNTY — During November and December, St. Dun’s Buns extended its mission of giving back by donating to several local organizations serving individuals and families across East Alabama. The donations supported ministries focused on...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 29, 2025 | Featured
BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER Read about the monks trip to Chambers County here. OPELIKA — The Walk for Peace, organized by approximately 24 Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, began Oct. 26. After walking for 61 days, the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 29, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — Seventy-five years ago, Elton Trueblood dared to publish a book titled “The Future of the Christian.” At the time many insisted that theirs was a post-Christian age because the Christian worldview had lost its influence in the world. Not so,...
