by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2026 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY IRS WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the launch of a new web page thatallows taxpayers to confidentially report suspected tax fraud, scams, evasion, or other tax-related illegal activities, as well as internal-facing...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2026 | Legals
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, AL JUVENfLE -JU-2024-440.02 J.R.L. an unmarried female child (dob 07/29/2008) NOTICE TO: Reyna Lorenzo Basilio, Mother, and Juanito Reyes Marin, Father of J.R.L. who was born on 07/29/2008 in the city of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico....
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2026 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — Older music lovers will remember when the songs of Peter, Paul and Mary were popular. Three of my New Testament heroes are Peter, Paul and Lydia. Men like Peter and Paul were major players in church history but women, like Lydia, have made a significant...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2026 | Obituaries
DR. ROBERT PHILO CHAMBERSDr. Robert Philo Chambers, “Bob,” age 90 of Auburn, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.He is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Chambers; his daughter, Debbie Chambers; his parents, Margaret and Philo Chambers; and his sister, Barbara...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2026 | Column, Community
OPINION — Weddings are joyful occasions — celebrations full of laughter, food and careful planning. But in John chapter 2, something goes wrong. The wine runs out. That might not sound like a crisis to us, but in first-century Jewish culture, it was a social...