by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, Events
BY ANN CIPPERLY FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — With 17 of the area’s best restaurants and caterers, as well as local brewing companies, the eighth annual Taste of the Town will provide an exciting evening of fabulous food Tuesday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Museum...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY Easter is Debra Whatley’s favorite Christian holiday, and she prefers it over Christmas, as it is not as commercialized. At Easter, her four children and their families gather at Debra’s country home in Beauregard for a festive celebration luncheon. “I...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Next Level Café in Opelika celebrated one year of business March 16. Best described as “Elevated American cuisine,” Next Level Café came to Opelika via owners Tim and Suzanne Lowery, the owners of former Opelika...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Obituaries
Jeanette Keel Hornsby of Opelika passed away March 23, 2023. Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home with visitation beginning prior to the service. Burial followed in Garden Hills...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Obituaries
Betty went to be with the Lord on March 21, 2023, at the age of 88. Betty’s entire life was devoted to her family. Her greatest joy in life was traveling the world with them during her husband John’s military years. Betty was born in Opelika and graduated from Clift...
