by The Observer Staff | Aug 25, 2026 | Letter to the Editor
OPINION — Dear Editor,CNN reported on Aug. 20, and NBC News and ABC News confirmed, that the Navy is weighing whether to strip the name of Doris “Dorie” Miller from the aircraft carrier CVN-81 and name the ship instead for the sitting president. The Navy says only...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 25, 2026 | Politics
BY VANESSA ECHOLSFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Democratic Congressional candidate Lee McInnis continued his series of town hall meetings with a recent stop in Opelika. McInnis is the Democratic nominee for the third Congressional district, which includes Lee and six...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 25, 2026 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OPELIKA LIBRARY OPELIKA — After a highly competitive national search, Opelika Public Library is one of just 20 public libraries nationwide to host Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire, a traveling exhibition...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 25, 2026 | Community, Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Before Bentlee Williams was old enough to walk, her body had already survived more than most people face in a lifetime. She had stomach surgery at two days old, complete kidney failure at a week and open-heart surgery at three...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 25, 2026 | Ann Cipperly, Column
OPINION — With summer coming to an end, the Kitchen Queens honored the season with a farm to table dinner, featuring a variety of delectable dishes. The vegetable and fruit dishes would also be ideal to serve for a gathering on Labor Day to savor the last of the...
