by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Politics
BY SAM DICHIARAFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County branch of the NAACP held a community and law enforcement town hall discussion on Feb. 27. Citizens gathered at True Deliverance Holiness Church to voice questions and concerns to a panel of top law...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Politics
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM ALABAMA — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on March 4 a $220 million settlement with two opioid distributors to resolve litigation with the State over their role in the opioid crisis in Alabama. The...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Column, Greg Markley
OPINION — Several years ago, my wife and I interviewed several house painters for a major project. Most had the required experience, but we received high praise for one particular painter. Unlike some applicants, this 40-ish man did not have a college degree. We hired...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Legals
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMIN RE: The Estate of HAZEL I. CHILDS, DeceasedCASE NO.: 2024-076NOTICE TO CREDITORSTAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary having been granted to JANET LEA CHILDS MURPHY, as Personal Representative of the Estate of HAZEL K....
by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — The Church teaches that God provides for our spiritual nourishment and growth in grace what are called the “ordinary means of grace” — the Word, prayer, the sacraments, the church’s discipline and care of souls. These “means,” or channels...
