ATHENS-Images of Limestone County in iconic black and white photographs stop time with the snap of a camera, capturing life in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A woman enjoying her sunflowers. A young girl playing in the front yard of a sharecropper’s house. Log Cabin Grocery serving customers as they walk by the Coca-Cola […]
ATHENS-Athens students are heading back to class on Tuesday, Aug. 13, which means increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic around school zones. Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson said motorists should use extreme caution and expect delays for the first seven to 10 days of the school year. Johnson said there will be bus traffic, parents […]
ATHENS-Organizers of the Athens Grease Festival are searching for a woman with a dash of determination, a pinch of city pride and a whole helping of a how-can-I-give-back attitude. The woman with the right ingredients will become Athena-Grease Goddess and will oversee a festival once dubbed One of the Oddest in Alabama. The […]
ATHENS-The musical duo Della Ray found its name from a tragic story based in Tuscaloosa lore. The pair, Adam Morrow and Natalie Jensen, will bring their passion for powerful stories and songs to Athens on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. at Athens State University’s McCandless Hall. This is the second of five concerts […]
ATHENS-Athens Arts League is offering the community back-to-back free concerts for July’s Art After Hours event. The concerts will be Thursday, July 11, from 6-8 p.m., and Friday, July 12, from 7-9 p.m. Thursday’s performance will feature Huntsville-based Temple of Blood with the original drummer from Nile, Pete Hammoura. Temple of Blood’s music […]
ATHENS-Athens Arts League is expanding the Fourth of July holiday celebration into the weekend by hosting a free community street party. The Scout House Street Party with music and food trucks will be Saturday, July 6, from 5-9 p.m. on East Street beside Scout Music House. Plato Jones, a Tuscaloosa cover band comprised […]
ATHENS-The City of Athens is ready to celebrate the birth of our nation, along withCentral Church of Christ on U.S. 31 the community is invited to a Fourth of July celebration prior to the fireworks show. There will be a cookout, live entertainment, games for children and a cornhole tournament. The event starts at 7 […]
ATHENS-Downtown Athens is welcoming a German restaurant that Eric and Amy Miller plan to open next year on Marion Street. The couple owns Hildegard’s German Cuisine in Huntsville. They purchased the former Diesel and Lola building across from the Limestone County Courthouse and are renovating for a Hildegard’s in Athens. “It is wonderful […]
ATHENS-This month’s Art After Hours event is carrying a patriotic tune in honor of Flag Day. Art After Hours will be Friday, June 14, and in celebration of Flag Day, Athens Arts League is asking art lovers to attend in their red, white and blue finery. In addition, children will be able to create […]
ATHENS-An Athens employee helped get a teenage boy out of a burning home this morning (Wednesday, June 5), according to Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson. He said building inspector Clifton Kirby, who also serves as a reserve police officer for Athens, was traveling on Nick Davis Road when he saw a garage on fire in […]
