by The Observer Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Column, Sean Dietrich
Questions OPINION — I receive a lot of questions. They come in the form of emails, private messages, subpoenas, etc. I cannot answer them all, but I am able to answer a few.Q: Sean, I am moderately offended. You mentioned the ongoing debate over saying “merry...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
The challenge of the unexpected OPINIONGenealogy mattered to Matthew. So he began his gospel by tracing Jesus’ ancestors from Abraham to Joseph, thus proving Jesus Christ to be both the Son of David and the Son of Abraham. As the son of Abraham, he is a Jew. As the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Bruce Green, Column
A Thrill of Hope OPINION — It’s one of those old Hallmark commercials — the kind that were two minutes plus and shown only during Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations. I’ve long since forgotten what the presentation was, but I haven’t forgotten the commercial. It’s...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Obituaries, Sports
BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Rev. Chette L. Williams of Dadeville, chaplain of Auburn University’s football team, died in a marine-related incident at Lake Martin on Sunday afternoon.According to a press release from the Alabama Law Enforcement...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Legals
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOPELIKA CITY COUNCILJanuary 21, 2025, 6:00 P.M.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with §23-4-2, Code of Alabama, 1975, that the City Council of the City of Opelika will conduct a Public Hearing during the regularly scheduled City Council...
