by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas A. Kempis, written in the 15th Century, has been translated into more than fifty languages. It is considered, next to the Bible, the most influential book of Christendom. It’s a book I have been reading...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Bruce Green, Calendar (Upcoming Events)
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul starts our story at the cemetery. “You were dead” — not in ICU, not even on life support — we were dead. A dead person is powerless to change their situation. Before death we had choices, options and opportunities, but after death that...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Obituaries
SUSAN RAE (LOONEY) ANDERSONSusan Rae (Looney) Anderson, 67, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, surrounded by family.She was born to parents John Looney and Roberta Amrani on March 16, 1956, in Arlington, Virginia.She spent most of her childhood...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Auburn High basketball teams swept the Bulldogs at the Mainstreet gym inside OHS. The Tigers girls beat Opelika 71-24 and the Auburn boys won 60-43 in front of a jammed packed crowd.The OHS girls and boys basketball...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Featured, Sports
Trinity Christian School’s basketball team is an. unexpected contender for a regional championship. BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA –– The Trinity boys basketball team won’t strike fear into opponents at first glance. Nobody on the team will tower over...
