by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2025 | Events, Featured
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Historic charm and fall festivities meet, Heritage House is hosting two upcoming fall events to immerse attendees in fun and food. “Southern Gothic is a brand new event and is the brainchild of my wife/business partner Dani...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2025 | Events
CONTRIBUTED BY AACT AUBURN — Beginning Oct. 24 and running through Nov. 2, Auburn Area Community Theatre (AACT) will take audiences on a suspenseful journey through one of Stephen King’s most chilling tales, “Misery.”The story follows Paul Sheldon, a successful...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2025 | Events
CONTRIBUTED BY THE ARTS ASSOCIATION OF EAST ALABAMA OPELIKA — The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, DC will continue its long tradition of presenting free public performances when they appear in Opelika, at Opelika Center for the Performing...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE As I’ve mentioned numerous times in this column, my husband Mike and I love to eat but intensely dislike cooking. Now, we have family and friends who love to cook; we don’t understand them, but we really love and appreciate them. As someone (I don’t...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2025 | Obituaries
JOHN HENRYJohn F. Henry, 94, of Auburn passed away Oct. 6, 2025, at Bethany House. He was born March 2, 1931, in Anniston to Leonard Groves Henry and Margarete Nonnenmacher Henry.In addition to his parents, Dr. Henry was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years Ann H...
