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Obituaries | July 18, 2024

MALCOLM FREDERICK MCGINNESSMalcolm Frederick McGinness was born on April 7, 1942, in Skidmore, Missouri, to Lane and Wilma McGinness. He passed away on July 13, 2024, at the age of 82.Malcolm was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Berlin...

EAMC among America’s best maternity hospitals

One of only three Alabama hospitals to receive five-star ribbon in Newsweek ranking CONTRIBUTED BY EAH LEE COUNTY —East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) was recently featured on Newsweek’s 2024 list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals. EAMC was one of only three...

Lee County Commissioners discuss subdivision roads

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — A resident of Cedar Estates Subdivision, Ashley Lucas, approached the commission to discuss the condition of the roadways in the subdivision during the Monday night Lee County Commission meeting.“The...

A Taste of Grace | July 11, 2024

I've been to church OPINION — In Psalms, there is the principle I like to think of as the “I’ve been to church” principle. (Yes, I know disciples are “the church,” but there is also something to the idea of “coming together as a church” — 1 Corinthians 11:18 and I’m...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

The 2022 World Games Will Showcase Alabama By Steve Flowers Allow me to deviate from politics to discuss an important event for our state. The World...

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ARTHUR C. WARD JR.

Mr. Arthur C. Ward, Jr. 88, of Cortland, passed away Jan. 12, 2022, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, in Syracuse, New York. Arthur was born...

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