ATHENS-TJ Maxx will celebrate the opening of its Athens store with music, fashion and community support. The Athens store grand opening will be Sunday, April 21, at 7 a.m. The …
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ATHENS-This weekend in Athens there will be three fun and educational evnts to help kick off the warm weather season: At 9 a.m., the groundbreaking ceremony for the Alabama Veterans …
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ATHENS-Members of the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commissioner participated in a mock trial today at the Limestone County Courthouse. They played the roles of a defendant accused of public intoxication …
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ATHENS-A City of Athens employee who is an Iraq war combat veteran is training as a World War II style paratrooper. Cody Brown, who is an operator at Water Services …
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ATHENS-Athens is the kind of community that embraces being quirky and helping others. That’s why shopping buggies decorated as Mardi Gras floats is a popular way to join in on …
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ATHENS-During this winter weather event, many families have found time to go sledding, make snowmen and share meals. Essential employees in numerous jobs from healthcare to transportation have worked through …
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ATHENS-Forty-eight years ago, Steve Carter took a job with the City of Athens, repairing several gas leaks in the existing cast iron system. That was in December 1975, and a …
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ATHENS-From the imagination of a 6-year-old (who is now 7) the inaugural Ella the Elf Gingerbread House Contest was born. Ella Lovvorn, a Lindsay Lane Christian Academy student, scheduled a …
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ATHENS-During the holiday season, Santa’s elves are often those from offices in Athens or those in Athens firefighter and police uniforms. The City of Athens is blessed with employees …
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ATHENS-A local construction company sponsored a team building exercise for the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission, and the result was some unusual structures and wild stories. The Youth Commission …
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ATHENS-A budding tree. A dove flying in the sunlight. A pair of hands holding an origami swallow. These are expressions of hope students from local schools created to encourage those …
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ATHENS-The annual First Responders Trunk or Treat event will be on Marion Street from 5 to 7 p.m. First responders and their friends will be the vendors. Children can trick-or-treat …
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ATHENS-Depicting a marching band or trees enveloped by fall foliage through art mediums such as watercolors, acrylics or even crayon is therapeutic. That’s what clients seeking services through the Athens …
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ATHENS-Three Athens Fire and Rescue crew members took steps to remember 9/11 by doing the equivalent of 110 stories at the World Trade Center. On September 8, Firefighters Jeremy …
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ATHENS-Mayor Ronnie Marks and County Commission Chairman Collin Daly are honoring September as Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Just a few of the events and happenings in and around Athens for …
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ATHENS-Athens has a couple of events coming up this Saturday that would be both fun and educational. These events are family friendly and should be a fun way to spend …
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ATHENS-Athens firefighters are already thinking pink in support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and they are thinking about their friends in blue as well. There are two fundraisers …
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ATHENS-Students in Athens City Schools are heading back to class on Wednesday, Aug. 9, and Interim Police Chief Anthony Pressnell is asking drivers to pay attention around school zones and …
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ATHENS-On Friday, July 21, Noon Real Estate, LLC, and the City of Athens joined the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce for a ground-breaking ceremony at the new retail site on U.S. …
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ATHENS-At its July 17 Athens City Council meeting, the Council appointed Athens Police Capt. Anthony Pressnell as interim police chief. Current Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson previously announced he …
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