by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2024 | Sports
BY BRANDON HUGHESFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — “In like a lion, out like a lamb” is an adage often associated with the month of March, but it also perfectly encapsulates the 2024 Auburn Tigers. The season began with a 70-point thrashing of Alabama A&M, sparking...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2024 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURNTIGERS.COM AUBURN — Last week, the Auburn University mens basketball team won the first Maui Invitational title in program history, joining Vanderbilt (1986) and Kentucky (1993) as the only SEC programs to win the title. The Tigers are 5-1 in two...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 3, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
Super 7 Football Championships Underway OPINION — The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) is holding the Super 7 Football Championships at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 4 through 6.The first game of the day started...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 3, 2024 | Obituaries
DORIS PALMER SLAUGHTERDoris Palmer Slaughter entered her heavenly home on Oct. 14, 2024. She was born in Stapleton, Georgia, on Dec. 25, 1933, to Walton Harold Palmer and Mamie Hinton Palmer.Her family moved to the Birmingham area where she attended Shelby County High...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 3, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
Staying Power OPINION — Staying power, the courage to persevere, to stay the course. Some have it; some don’t. Difficulties, failures or opposition cause some to throw in the towel. Some cannot handle criticism; they wilt under the censure of others and give up.Yet...
