by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — The author and philosopher, Elton Trueblood, got my attention when he said that Mark 10:45 is the most revolutionary verse in the New Testament. Look at again with that comment in mind: For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2025 | Obituaries
DOROTHY “QUINCY” BUTLER CORDELLDorothy “Quincyˮ Butler Cordell, 72, of Auburn passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on Feb. 14, 2025.The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at St. Michaelʼs Catholic Church in Auburn, with a visitation...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) hosted the state wrestling tournament last weekend at the Vaughn Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, and local wrestlers brought home several state championships.Opelika’s Brady Campbell...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2025 | Featured, Sports
Boys, girls basketball teams both advance BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY – With their eyes set on bringing a state title home, the Auburn High School boys and girls basketball teams looked to make some noise in the opening round of the 7A state...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2025 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA – Sitting in his office, Noah Gardner faced a difficult decision. It was late 2021, and the freshly graduated Auburn alumnus wrestled with the idea of leaving his job as a RadioAlabama play-by-play sports broadcaster to...
