by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2024 | Obituaries
Col. David C. Parker, Sr., Retired, 89, of Auburn, passed away on Jan. 2, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Col. Parker, will have a service on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in the chapel at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home beginning at 2 p.m. CST. A full obituary will be...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Diane Sims, 80, of LaFayette, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 03, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Diane was born on Oct. 1, 1943, to Thomas and Clara Ford in Chambers County, Alabama. Diane was a lady who enjoyed the simple things in life. She...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2024 | Education, Featured
BY ELESE MCKINLEY | FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY – Braden Adams (15) from Smith Station was designated as the “Sheriff for the Day” by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Jan 3. He spent the day alongside Sheriff Jay Jones, gaining firsthand experience...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2024 | Education, Featured
Opelika City Schools Superintendent Dr. Farrell Seymore, right, is pictured welcoming Dr. Mike Howard, left, the new superintendent of Lee County Schools. The Lee County Board of Education hosted a reception Jan. 4 for community leaders to welcome Howard, who began on...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2024 | Obituaries
Erlene Moore Lingle passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2024 at the age of 96 at Bethany House in Auburn. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Robert Moore and Lucinda Belle Moore of Ellisville, Mississippi, and by her husband, William B. Lingle of Auburn....
