by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Obituaries
GARY SCOTT TAYLORGary Scott Taylor, 67, of Opelika passed away on Jan. 20, 2024.A ceremony to celebrate Gary’s life will be held on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 12 noon in the Chapel at Frederick-Dean Funeral home.Born on July 13, 1956, in Battle Creek, Michigan, Gary...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — He was already 77 years old when I met E. Stanley Jones, but God used that encounter with Brother Stanley to change my life. He was the evangelist at an Ashram, a spiritual life retreat that my wife and I attended at Silver Springs,...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — WRESTLINGTwo Opelika High student-athletes, Heidi Peralta-Fernandez and Gabrielle Reese, earned a trip to the AHSAA Girls State Wrestling Championship. Neither won their weight class, but both performed well at the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Education
BY JOHN HILLSMAN Lee County’s Brad Hunter receives award from Alabama Music...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Education, Featured
BY ANITA STIEFEL | PHOTO BY OCSANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — At the regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 23 of the Opelika City Schools Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Farrell Seymore announced the 2023-24 Teachers of the Year.Among this year’s honorees...
