by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Community
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — One local dog is in need of the community’s help to beat cancer. Baller, a 10-year-old shar-pei and pitbull mix, has a cancerous mass on his right thigh. The mass requires surgery to remove so the cancer...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Guthrie’s, the chicken-finger-only restaurant pioneer, announced last week that its newest restaurant in Opelika is now open at 1305 Columbus Parkway. “The timing was just right, and we are so excited to offer Opelika residents,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Don’t you love going to eateries in your community, which have been family-owned and operated for years? About a year ago, I wrote about Buck’s Dairy Quick, just such a place in my hometown of Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals). I...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Dora Lovern Carson, 81, resident of Opelika, passed away to be with Jesus Christ on Oct. 13, 2022, and passed away at her home in Opelika. She was born in Oconee County, Georgia, on May 1, 1941. Dora graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Georgia, in 1959. After...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Obituaries
We celebrate the life of Robert “Sonny” Murry Guy Jr. who entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Oct. 11, 2022. He was reunited with his parents, Robert Murry Guy and Jane Perry Guy. He is survived by his cherished wife of 46 years, Linda Madsen Guy....
