By Beth Pinyeard For the Opelika Observer The goal of this article is not to make readers sad or gloomy, but from my desire to help them know and understand that grief is a normal process we go through in the loss of a love one. There are other losses in our lives...

Dear Editor, A diamond sparkled in the midst of last night’s cold, wind, and rain. My wife and I attended the First Baptist Church Opelika’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah conducted by William Powell. The presentation was superb. Congratulations to all the very...

Special to the Opelika Observer Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement last week after being chosen to serve as Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security in the 116th Congress. “I am honored to be chosen by my colleagues to serve as Ranking...

Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of Rolonda Burks, Christina Witt, and members of Rural Medical Programs at The University of Alabama, we strongly urge the Alabama Congressional Delegation to support H.R. 2957, the Save Rural Hospital Act. This critically important...