by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Community, Featured, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BYSTEPHEN P. PENLAND OPELIKA — The Army Awards and Decorations Branch has recently reviewed the records of Sgt. 1st Class Raymond D. Penland and determined he should have been awarded the Bronze Star for his actions in combat in North Korea. The review was...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The Opelika Industrial Development Authority (OIDA) recently presented E-8 Master Sgt. Comer Kite and his family with the Vets Choose Opelika relocation incentive package. This program is part of Opelika’s workforce...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Community
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Kali Bryan Chadick and her team at Kali Bryan Chadick – State Farm Agency are supplying free holiday gift wrapping this year to help anyone who may be in need. “This is really just a community event that...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY Two Opelika City Schools teachers, Erica and Zac Skidmore, began early getting organized for Christmas for seven children. They had some children by birth, some by adoption and others through foster care. As Christmas Day approaches, the gifts have...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 14, 2022 | Obituaries
Ruby Evelyn Miller, 93, of Opelika, passed away Dec. 10, 2022, at Arbor Springs. A visitation was held 6 to p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller is survived by her son Dennis E. Miller; grandchildren: Scott Edward Miller, Katrina...
