by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community, Featured
Lee County Roasts Chette Williams During Annual Event The Greater Peace Community Development Corporation (GPCDC) hosted the Taste of Lee County and Community Comedy Roast Saturday, July 16 at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church Family Life Center at 650 Jeter...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
Crossroad Missionary Baptist Church recently held a youth-and-fun day and a back-to-school supplies giveaway event. The Rev. Johnny Green is the pastor of the church and Marquenta Barnett is president of Quent Sharing And Caring Uplift Outreach who supplied the...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — There are bewildering questions for which I have no answers. Why do men suffer? If God is good, why does He allow us to suffer? If there is a reason for our suffering, what is it? To these tough questions, I must say, I don’t know. I do...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Ronnie Joe Newell, 73 of Opelika, passed away July 13, 2022, at EAMC. Mr. Newell was born July 13, 1949 to Arche and Janice Williams Newell. He spent most of his life in Florida but lived the last nine years in Opelika. Mr. Newell was preceded in death by his parents...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Obituaries
James Edward Gorham of Opelika, was born to the late Ernest and Ferol Brodnax Gorham on Oct. 28, 1947, and passed away on July 17, 2022. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Marjorie Horne and Ernestine Boley.He is survived by his children,...
