by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — As Opelika students enjoy their spring break, local athletes have been hard at work representing their schools in various sports competitions. With Area games on the horizon, spring break hasn’t slowed down the action. Here’s a recap of...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Bruce Green, Column
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Romans 7 is as challenging to grasp as Romans 6 is easy to understand. It would have been fine with most of us if Paul had gone straight from chapter 6 to chapter 8. But of course, had he done so, the first four verses of chapter 8 wouldn’t...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — There are likely a dozen good reasons why churches grow. The primary reason, of course, is obvious: God gives the growth. No one ever explained this better than Saint Paul when he wrote to the Corinthian Church, “I planted, Apollos watered,...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — As I’ve mentioned many times in this column, my husband and I have fallen in love with the city of Opelika, while living in Auburn.Mike’s love of Opelika began 60 years ago when he was a kindergartener at West Point Elementary School. In...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Obituaries
CHARLES E. “CHUCK” WILSONCharles E. “Chuck” Wilson passed away in Auburn on March 13, 2025. Chuck was born in Springfield, Illinois, on Jan. 1, 1936. He grew up in several small towns but primarily lived in Momence, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois and...
