by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council issued a proclamation recognizing Billy Edwards for his work with Keep Opelika Beautiful. Edwards’ volunteer service includes the Opelika Tree...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Dewey V. Northcutt Sr. was born in Robertsdale, Alabama, where he grew up and graduated from Robertsdale High School. He served in the United States Army before becoming a dairy farmer in Baldwin County, Alabama. Dewey moved to Auburn in 1961 to begin classes at...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
OPINION — As former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice and in people’s prayers, a lesser-known episode of his life is worth a relook. In October 2000, he left the Southern Baptist Convention because of an ideological split. Carter had several differences with...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Community
The guest speakers at last week’s Opelika Kiwanis Club meeting were Sam DiChiara, right, co-host of the local podcast Lee County Listener, and Michelle Key, not pictured, owner of Key Media, LLC. DiChiara and Key shared insight into the entire process of running...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Our beloved Willie C. Brooks, of Opelika, passed away surrounded by loved ones on May 7, 2023, at the age of 62 years old. He was born December 25, 1960, in Chambers County, Alabama on Christmas Day and was a gift to his parents Lamar Brooks Sr. and Carrie Lee Brooks....
