by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Obituaries
WILLIAM OLIVER “BILLY” DELOACH William Oliver “Billy” DeLoach, 65, of Opelika, passed from this life to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Nov. 13, 2025, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas. Billy was born in Opelika, Dec. 11, 1959, to Eugene and...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACEOPINION —On Nov. 5, 2005, I married Michael “Mike” Ralph Wallace at Orr Street Baptist Church in my hometown of Alexander City.At the time, I was 42 (almost 43), and Mike was 46; therefore, the church was packed. Some people had to sit in folding...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — As sudden as a lightning strike, a severe pain in my lower abdomen got my complete attention. One minute I was watching a football game; the next I was focused entirely on the sudden pain in my stomach. Assuming it would soon pass, I sat very still....
by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION —It’s a few minutes until Thanksgiving. I thought I’d stay up and watch the clock change. I’m sipping tea, listening to gentle music playing in the background.I think it’s Bing Crosby, or maybe Nat King Cole. The volume is too low to tell. Either way, it...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY LEE RUSSELL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AUBURN-OPELIKA — How did we get I-85 widened and those new lanes at exit 62? What about the new sidewalks on Pepperell Parkway and the big resurfacing project? From bike lanes and sidewalks to bridges, overpasses,...
