by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Obituaries
Billy Wayne Fowler, 83, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away Jan. 10, 2023, after several years of declining health. Wayne was born in LaGrange, Georgia, to the late Grady Fowler and Geneva Williams Fowler and was preceded in death by his siblings, Delma Fowler and Marion...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Schools
Collaborative effort propelled by $3 million grant from Alabama STEM Council CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY /NEAL REID AUBURN — Professors from Auburn University’s College of Education and College of Sciences and Mathematics are joining forces to help reverse a...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Obituaries
Michael Trantham passed away on Jan. 9, 2023, at the age of 61. Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Roy and Iva Lee Trantham, and his brother-in-law, Larry Davidson. Michael is survived by his wife Jeanette Chambers Trantham; his daughters Jan Bautista...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Sports
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Hugh Freeze and the Auburn football staff earned commitments from two more transfer players this week, raising the team’s 2023 total to 12 overall. The additions, Justin Rogers (defensive...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Obituaries
The family of James Edward Walker Sr. of Lee County, Alabama, are saddened to announce his passing on Jan. 6, 2023, at the age of 78 after losing his battle with Alzheimer’s. He will always be remembered as a father and husband and a loving grandfather who would...
