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...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 10, 2025 | Community, Education
Staff Oct 7 2025 Families in Smiths Station and throughout Lee County will have the chance next week to preview — and be among the first applicants for — the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS), the state’s newest specialty public high school. ...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 8, 2025 | Sports
BY D. MARK MITCHELLTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — It was a game that had fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle, the Lee-Scott Academy Warriors emerged victorious over the Dadeville Tigers in a thrilling overtime showdown Friday night, winning 26-19 and...
