by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Bruce Green, Column
When church is over OPINIONI suppose just about everyone can relate to the story of Jesus returning to his hometown of Nazareth (Luke 4:14ff), but especially those who have been away from the place where they grew up for a significant amount of time. Just as it’s hard...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
You can make a new beginning The calendar – what a marvelous idea! One year ends. A new year begins. I love it!It offers us the opportunity to do two healthy things: let go of the past and make a new beginning.How do you let go of the past? You discard stuff you don’t...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Education, Featured
BY SAM HENDRIX,AUBURN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION Seventy-five years ago this January, Auburn resident Marianne Jackson Cashatt (1933-2011) was on top of the world: a popular senior at Lee County High School with abundant school and church activities and plans for college....
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Education
Elementary and middle school robotics teams compete at the SCORE Showdown at Great Wolf Lodge, presented by Hyundai CONTRIBUTED BY COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS OUTREACH LAGRANGE, Georgia — Elementary and middle school robotics teams from 11 states and two...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Community
Eight ways to live healthier in 2025 CONTRIBUTED BY FAMILY FEATURES EAST ALABAMA — The last decade has seen a surge in cardiovascular risk factors such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, each of which raises the risks of developing heart...
