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2022 — APA DIVISION D GENERAL EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION — 2023 COVERING LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Vol. 15, No. 49 Opelika, Alabama Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 Your local publication created 'for local people, by local people.'
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Opelika Chamber Announces Minority-Owned Business Scholarship & Small Business Grants PHOTO BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Opelika Chamber of Commerce recently announced the recipients of its minority-owned business scholarships and small business grants. Turn to A5 for more information.
OMS Teacher Brings Home World Championship
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY THE AUBURN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER
Wrapsody is Top Retailer in $5M to $20M Sales Category
Justin Devereux was awarded the gold medal in the World Masters Weightlifting Championship in Poland. BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM
OPELIKA — One Opelika Middle
School (OMS) teacher has a “claim to fame”. Justin Devereux recently won the World Masters Weightlifting Championship in
Poland. He traveled to Poland for almost a week and represented Opelika See CHAMPION, page A3
Wrapsody — a local Auburn business — won the Alabama's Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $5 Million to $20 Million category. CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA RETAIL ASSOCIATION
AUBURN —
While Christie Howell was a student at Auburn University studying early childhood education, she
worked part time for the downtown Auburn See AWARD, page A5
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