by The Observer Staff | Dec 23, 2025 | Education
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES AUBURN — The holiday season means a time for not only giving gifts but giving back to our communities with a joyful spirit. Jeremy Pickens, assistant extension professor at Auburn University, spread holiday cheer by donating 200 Christmas trees...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 23, 2025 | Community, Featured
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika High School must now look for a new head football coach after Bryan Moore abruptly resigned at an emergency Opelika City Schools Board of Education meeting on Dec. 19. Moore, who was named OHS’ 22nd head coach on Dec....
by The Observer Staff | Dec 23, 2025 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY AFA ALABAMA — With the holiday season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering five holiday “dos and don’ts” to help the over seven million American families caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease and other...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 23, 2025 | Obituaries
JUNE MASTERS ROYAL June Masters Royal passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. June was born on Feb. 28, 1945, in Opelika, Alabama, where she lived the majority of her life and proudly called her home. She was a graduate of...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 23, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — A friend of mine and his wife walked into a gift shop while on vacation in California. As they opened the door, causing a little bell to jingle, what they saw was breathtaking. Before them was a large picture window looking out on the Pacific Ocean. It...
