by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN-OPELIKA TOURISM AUBURN — The Bluegrass Festival at University Station RV Resort returns Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25, bringing three days of live music, local vendors and family-friendly fun to Auburn. Gates open daily at 9...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2026 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)
ONGOINGLUNCH AT THE CHAMBERThe Opelika Chamber is hosting “Lunch at the Chamber,” a weekly food truck and pop-up vendor event held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday at 200 S. Sixth St., Opelika. The event runs from late February through November and features a...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2026 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — To live wisely and well, one must come to grips with the reality that life is a mixture of opposites. There is sunshine and there are dark clouds. Good times and bad times. Pain and pleasure. Life and death. Joy and sorrow. Hardship is a...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2026 | Obituaries
THE REV. DR. JOHN “WELLS” WARREN The Rev. Dr. John “Wells” Warren, 73, was born on Oct. 4, 1952, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, Texas, to William Michael Warren and Carolyn Glass Warren. He was the third of six sons in a close-knit and devoted family. Wells lived...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 15, 2026 | Community, Featured
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | THE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — A Lee County Sherrif’s deputy is in stable condition following a shooting near Loachapoka. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones confirmed the deputy is being transferred to UAB via helicopter for further evaluation by a...
