by The Observer Staff | Aug 26, 2025 | Featured
BY KAYLEIGH FREEMANFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Most people do not think about fingerprinting services – until the need arises. Whether it is for background checks or record expungement, fingerprints are often an essential part of moving paperwork...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 26, 2025 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 27, the Lee County Commission voted to hire a new COO for the county.The commission voted 4 to 1 to hire Blake Beck.Over the past several weeks, the commission...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 26, 2025 | Legals
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMAIN RE: THE ESTATE OF GEORGE WAYNE PEARCE, DECEASED.Case No. 2025-453TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary having been granted to Linda S. Pearce, as Executrix of the Estate of George Wayne Pearce, deceased, on the 22nd day of...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 26, 2025 | Letter to the Editor
This week, two dogs were abandoned at our shelter. They were found tied to a tree with their leashes, and the individual leaving them appeared to deliberately avoid being seen. Fortunately, our surveillance footage has been provided to the authorities to help identify...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 26, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — Long ago the Prophet Isaiah spoke of the beauty of the feet: “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news” (Isaiah 52:7). Years later the Apostle Paul reminds his friends in Rome of the beauty of feet when he quotes Isaiah’s...
