by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Community, Schools
Auburn High School Students Provide Input BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Following a string of disputes and resolutions last year, the George and Addie Giddens Cemetery now has plans to be preserved and honored. “Although the trees and...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY THE GENEALOGICALSOCIETY OF EAST ALABAMA OPELIKA — The Genealogical Society of East Alabama wants to invite the public to its next meeting, Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Museum of East Alabama. The meeting takes place from11 a.m. to noon and admission is...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY FRIENDS OF WOOD DUCK NATURE PRESERVE OPELIKA — Friends of Wood Duck Nature Preserve will conduct a Nature Walk this Saturday, Jan. 21, rain or shine. Those intereseted should meet at the pavilion, 3601 Waverly Parkway (one-half mile from U.S. Highway...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Obituaries
Billy Wayne Fowler, 83, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away Jan. 10, 2023, after several years of declining health. Wayne was born in LaGrange, Georgia, to the late Grady Fowler and Geneva Williams Fowler and was preceded in death by his siblings, Delma Fowler and Marion...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Obituaries
Rebecca “Becky” Wright, 1940-2023, passed away at home early Wednesday morning with her husband by her side. Becky was born in Tallassee, Alabama; she lived in Opelika, Alabama. She was the daughter of Reba Virginia Lumpkin and Daniel J. Lumpkin, deceased, and sister...
