by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika High School’s football team will play against Wetumpka in a spring game on Friday, May 16, at Bulldog Stadium. The Junior Varsity will play the Indians at 5 p.m., with the varsity following at 6:30 p.m. General admission is $5.Fans...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Community
Jane Bracht, RN honored for distinguished career CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Nurses Honor Guard of East Central Alabama held its first-ever Retirement Tribute on April 30 to honor the distinguished career of Registered Nurse Jane Bracht.Bracht’s nursing...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Community, Events
BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Located in a country setting, the historic Watoola Methodist Church in Beauregard will hold its 49th annual Barbecue and Bake Sale Saturday, May 17, from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Barbecue pork and chicken will be served with...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Obituaries
FRANCES LOUISE BRYD NELSONFrances Louise Bryd Nelson, age 86, formerly of Opelika, passed away peacefully and entered the presence of the Lord Monday, May 12, 2025. Her parents were John W. Bryd and Ada Lee Bryd. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Three chapters in the Book of Numbers are devoted to a man named Balaam and his talking donkey. As I read again the story, I was arrested by the idea that Balaam could not see what his donkey saw — an angel with a drawn sword that God had...
