by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY LCHSBY AUDREY SALAZAR LEE COUNTY —At the Lee County Humane Society, we are committed to providing the best possible care to our furry friends. We believe that every dog deserves a loving and caring home, which is why we have developed a special program...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Obituaries
GEORGE KENNETH PARKMAN George Kenneth Parkman George Kenneth Parkman was born in Russell County, Alabama, on June 9, 1935, to Hilda Maggie Bryant and Leslie Huell Parkman. In 1946, the family moved to Salem, Alabama, where they ran a general merchandise grocery store...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Bruce Green, Column
BY BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —We recently had new flooring installed in our house. It wasn’t a choice but a necessity. Our washing machine expired and as a parting gift left us with a couple of inches of water throughout much of the house, ruining the flooring. We decided...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON RELIGION —A woman of my acquaintance loved this poem and often quoted it as she shared her faith with others:”Greenless Child”by Ann WeemsI watched her go uncelebrated into the second grade,A greenless child,Gray among the orange and...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Featured, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE / FOR THE OBSERVER PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE / FOR THE OBSERVER Spring rolls from Taste of Asia in Opelika, located at 3750 Pepperell Parkway. As I have mentioned before in this column, I have two much older brothers named Jim and Mike. Now, when Jim...
