by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — In a rivalry showdown for the ages, Opelika edged Auburn High 34-31 Friday night to earn a spot in the Class 7A state championship game. The Bulldogs will face Thompson at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the AHSAA Super 7 football championships at Protective Stadium in...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY NURSES HONOR GUARD OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA TUSKEGEE — The Nurses Honor Guard of East Central Alabama had the distinct honor of performing a Nightingale Tribute in memory of Edith James, LPN, at Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, Sept. 27,...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 24, 2025 | Education, Schools
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika School Board welcomed Pearson Alsobrook to the Opelika Board of Education, he will fill the seat previously held by board member Chuck Beams.Alsobrook currently serves as President and Owner of PDA Scholastic Sales DBA...
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...
