by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Obituaries
Betty Jo was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer in April 2022 and lost her battle with the disease on Feb. 22, 2023, at Bethany House. She was 89. Betty Jo was born in Opp, Alabama, at the start of the Great Depression, the first child of Woodrow and Addie Pearl...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Obituaries
Bob Whittenburg, age 84, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2023, at Bethany House in Auburn. He was born on May 22, 1938, in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee, the 12th of 13 children, to Ada Mae and Carlos Whittenburg. Bob grew up on a dairy farm where he learned the value...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Bruce Green
RELIGION — The Torah’s good neighbor policy (Deuteronomy 22:1-4) was about more than simply making sure everyone’s lost ox, sheep, cloak or “anything else” (see v. 3) found its way back to its owner. It was about cultivating community. Lost animals or objects simply...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Community
The Lee County Humane Society hosted its first Golf for Paws benefit tournament at the Saugahatchee Country Club Thursday, Feb. 23. The humane society plans to host another tournament in 2024. CONTRIBUTED BY THE LEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY AUBURN — The...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY KAT MCMANIGLE / ON BEHALF OF TAZIKI’S OPELIKA — For 25 years, Taziki’s Mediterranean Café has been serving fresh, delicious and vibrant Mediterranean fare. And now, the brand wants to give back to its communities with a celebration...
