ATHENS-Kindness is making trips “across the pond” during the COVID-19 pandemic as the Sister Cities of Athens, Ala., and Stonehaven, Scotland, are sharing cards and gifts of encouragement with their communities’ senior citizens. Earlier this year, members of the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission, Mayor’s Office, Athens-Limestone Tourism Association and the community sent cards of […]
ATHENS-Two Limestone County based Relay for Life Teams are supporting a joint effort between the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society to provide the gift of life. On Sept. 29, the County for a Cure Team and City of Athens Relay Team are supporting a Red Cross blood drive at the Beasley Center […]
ATHENS-Help Athens shine the spotlight on Classic. Southern. Characters. in Athens. When you see someone perform a good deed, send us a note/picture. Attached is an example: It could be the Delta Sigma Theta sorority picking up litter on Sanderfer Road; City employee T.J. Dendy rescuing an owl; Or artist Sonya Gordon volunteering her time […]
ATHENS-During this week’s Alabama League of Municipalities Conference in Montgomery, Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks, who served as League President, passed the gavel to 2020-2021 League President Mayor Leigh Dollar of Guntersville. Dollar is the 5th female president in the League’s 85-year history. “Serving as League President provided me an opportunity to network with our legislators […]
ATHENS-Athens-Limestone Hospital and local entities will offer a COVID-19 testing only drive-thru event from 8 a.m. to noon on: July 15 July 16 July 22 July 23The event will be at the City’s Sportsplex on U.S. 31. Click the attached flyer for information, and to save time, please print the attached patient form to complete […]
ATHENS-City of Athens employees helped rescue an owl last week that got into the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s sludge lagoon. Virgil White, the treatment plant superintendent, said Athens Utilities’ employee Allen Hill found the owl covered in what looked to be dried sludge. Employees T.J. Dendy and Jonathan Humphries caught the owl and washed away […]
ATHENS-Athens Fire and Rescue Chief Bryan Thornton said goodbye on Friday, May 29 at a retirement reception in Athens. Thornton served with Athens Fire for 24 years and also volunteered in the community with the City of Athens Relay for Life Team, Poke Sallet Follies and other organizations. Mayor Ronnie Marks presented Thornton a key […]
ATHENS-The following are a list of COVID-19 protocols related to the City of Athens that Mayor Ronnie Marks updated on May 27. “We continue to monitor the number of local and statewide cases and implement ways to provide services in the safest manner possible,” Marks said. City of Athens facilities The City of […]
ATHENS-Supporting at-risk students, providing healthcare equipment and assisting recycling services are among the locally-based initiatives receiving money through the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Community Care Fund. TVA partnered with local power companies like Athens Utilities to provide funds to support local initiatives that address hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. TVA allocated $20,000 for Limestone […]
ATHENS-Congratulations to Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission Scholarship winners. The Youth Commission utilized some of its funding from Dekko Foundation for a scholarship for a graduating member. Initially the group set up $500 for a scholarship. However, the group accepted grant proposals from non-profits with a project that will benefit Athens, and in order to fund […]
