by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY OPELIKA — United Way of Lee County announced that it will host more than 200 volunteers for its annual Campaign Kickoff event on July 30. This signature event launches United Way of Lee County’s annual campaign, inspiring the...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER WAVERLY — Research shows that adult women benefit cognitively, physiologically and spiritually from experiences with horses. Equestrian Chanoah Orr has launched a new business, Bluebell’s Horsemanship, to give women a chance to experience...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
BY SAM VISETHE OBSERVEREAST ALABAMA — After nearly 14 years in East Alabama’s restaurant industry, Richard Scott traded pizza ovens for home safety assessments — a career change inspired by his family’s experience caring for his mother.Scott officially launched...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika resident Guy Rhodes has been recognized through a resolution from the Alabama Senate following his retirement after more than 50 years as a journalist. The resolution was presented to Rhodes by District 27 State Sen. Billy...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Column
BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION —There are moments in life when the giant in front of you seems impossible to ignore.Sometimes it’s a frightening diagnosis that changes everything in a single afternoon. Other times it’s the loss of someone you love, a broken relationship, an...
