by The Observer Staff | Jun 21, 2023 | Community
The city of Opelika kicked off local Juneteenth celebrations June 16 at Courthouse Square in downtown. Beginning at 6 p.m. the free, family-friendly festivities included live music, games, dance competitions, vendors, community resource booths, food trucks and more. A...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 21, 2023 | Community
The city of Auburn held its inaugural Juneteenth parade Sunday, June 18, and a Juneteenth celebration on June 19, at Kiesel...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 21, 2023 | Bruce Green
RELIGION — “About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 21, 2023 | Walt Albritton
RELIGION — It was a simple statement. On a plaque in a friend’s office. Just 13 words: “O God, Thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small.” I liked it. I wondered who the author may have been. It did not sound like a quote from Moses, or Lincoln, or Jefferson, or...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 21, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. William F. Herberth III, 76, of Opelika, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023. Mr. Herberth was born Dec. 23, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to parents William F. Jr. and Loretta Herberth. He was a top salesman for Ellenbee Leggett Performance Foodservice. He married...
