by The Observer Staff | Sep 1, 2022 | Community, Schools
Area bands did not let the rain put a damper on last week’s annual Band-O-Rama performance. Students from several area schools took the field at Duck Samford Stadium in Auburn, giving the audience a sampling of their halftime...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Obituaries
Dwight Hubcap Doyle moved from Alabama to Heaven on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. He was born on March 3, 1950, at Fort Benning, Georgia. As a child he lived various places, Arizona, a little while in Germany, but he considered his childhood home Lake City, Florida. He was...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Obituaries
Rickey C. Holley, 66, of Opelika, passed away Aug. 22, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Holley was born March 18, 1956, in Montgomery County, Alabama, to Jack and Beulah Holley. He has lived in Lee County since 1995, where he attended Watoola United Methodist Church. He is...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Obituaries
Stewart Eugene Haines Jr., 79, went into the arms of Jesus after passing away in his home on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Susan, his loving wife of 45 years, was by his side. He is survived by his wife, Susan, his sister, Peggy, and his children, Jacob (Annie) Haines and...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Community, Events
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The community is invited to the historic George and Addie Giddens Cemetery for a final public cleanup effort Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. The African American cemetery, located on a 7-acre lot in the 2500...
