Southern Hospitality | July 18, 2024

Southern Hospitality | July 18, 2024

Treat family to seafood favorites One of the highlights of a trip to the beach is enjoying fresh seafood. In the past several years, more local grocery stores and butcher shops are carrying a good selection of seafood. Whether it is shrimp, crab, snapper, grouper or...
Public notices | July 18, 2024

Public notices | July 18, 2024

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PIKE COUNTYSTATE OF GEORGIAPlaintiff;ALLY GRABLINvs. SCOTTIE HAMMOCK, DefendantCIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV-288 RBKORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATIONThe Court having considered Plaintiff’s Motion for Publication concerning the Defendant, the Court...
Obituaries | July 18, 2024

Obituaries | July 18, 2024

MALCOLM FREDERICK MCGINNESSMalcolm Frederick McGinness was born on April 7, 1942, in Skidmore, Missouri, to Lane and Wilma McGinness. He passed away on July 13, 2024, at the age of 82.Malcolm was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Berlin...
Fire guts downtown office

Fire guts downtown office

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA – A fire broke out overnight in the building located at 13 N. 8th St. in downtown Opelika. The building housed the corporate offices of Stone Martin Builders. Opelika Fire Department firefighters were...
Obituaries | July 18, 2024

BARBARA LEE KRIEL

Barbara was born Oct. 12, 1944, in Joliet, Illinois, and raised in Wilmington. She was a well-loved and adventurous young woman, being voted high school homecoming queen and earning the title as the youngest female licensed pilot in the state of Illinois. She settled...