by The Observer Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
Picking Up The Pieces OPINION — One of life’s greatest lessons is learning to pick up the pieces and get back in the game. To live well in the brokenness of our world is a lesson everyone must learn.Looking back at my childhood, I am so thankful my parents had learned...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Bruce Green, Column
Embracing Your Interruptions OPINION — A young man and woman were in love and wanted to get married. The young man asked her father for his blessing. The man told him, “Before I can give you my blessing, you have to pass the test.” The young man wanted to know, “What...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Obituaries
MANDY H. RICHARDSMandy H. Richards passed away Oct. 12, 2024, at the age of 46.Visitation will be held at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m. and will be followed by graveside service at Garden Hill Cemetery at 11 a.m.Mandy was born Feb. 16,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Events
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA AUBURN — The Auburn Community Orchestra will host its annual fall concert, Orchestra on the Hill, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m.Presented by The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities (Pebble Hill) and...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Events
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA COMMUNITY BAND EAST ALABAMA — Everyone is invited to bring their lawns chair and blankets to the Opelika SportsPlex Amphitheater on Monday, Oct. 21, to listen to the 70-plus East Alabama Community Band in concert.Led by Josh Wine, the band...
