by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika Theatre Company (OTC) is partnering with NAACP/ACT-SO, & R.E.A.C.H. Ministries to produce the second annual Black History Showcase. This showcase was very successful when it debuted in February 2022, so it has been...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Obituaries
Myrtis Ann Bankston Roughton entered into her eternal life at 8:09 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2022. Myrtis was born Myrtis Ann Bankston, the third of five children born to Arthur Leroy Bankston Sr. and Rosie Odell Bankston of Beauregard, Alabama, on Aug. 14, 1944. Myrtis...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Obituaries
Henry Carson Jackson Jr. of Opelika, Alabama, died in his home on Jan. 3, 2023. He was 71 years old. Carson was born on May 25, 1951, in Opelika, Alabama, to Henry and Cherry Sue Jackson. From the moment he was born, Carson was full of humor and perhaps a bit of...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Obituaries
Brenda Henderson Taylor passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2023, at the age of 72. She was born on July 27, 1950, to the late Richard and Rachel Henderson of Opelika, Alabama. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Community, Events
OPELIKA — The 2022 Christmas Banquet was hosted by Minister Alicia and Deacon Tyrone Ogletree of OCM Ministries Inc. in Opelika on Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. The event was sponsored by OCM Printing & Design, Lollie Steiner of Auburn Bank and Gentry & Ware. The banquet...
