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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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ATHENS-The bright idea to place a light bulb sculpture in an Athens park got its spark from the statewide bicentennial occurring during the 85th anniversary of our city’s partnership with …
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ATHENS-Visitors from across the pond will be in Athens to tour the city and formalize a Sister City agreement between Stonehaven, Scotland, and Athens, Ala. On Wednesday, May 22, …
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ATHENS-Water Tender 2nd Class Edgar D. Gross, 39, born in Athens, Alabama, is coming home. He has been nameless for 78 years, buried as an unknown at the National Memorial …
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ATHENS-On Monday, May 20 during his P.E. class, Athens Intermediate School student Brooks Givens heard a congratulatory message from Atlanta Braves broadcaster Chip Caray. Brooks is Announcer of the Year for Athens …
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ATHENS-The Athens Police Department held its annual Police Memorial On Thursday evening, May 16 for National Police Week. Honor Guard members Paul Tucker and Kelley Fussell stood watch by the …
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ATHENS-Athens Fire and Rescue responded to a call today at 6:41 p.m. at Walmart that a man may have doused himself with fuel before setting himself on fire. Responders found …
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ATHENS-On Thursday, Athens Police Department will read the names of nine law enforcement officers who sacrificed their lives in service to the citizens of Limestone County. The solemn roll call …
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ATHENS-Athens Arts League is moving this month’s Art After Hours to Saturday, May 11, from 7-9 p.m. on Washington Street and at High Cotton Arts. The free community event …
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ATHENS-Artist and avid hiker Gail Bergeron found inspiration for her winning Alabama Spring Art Contest and Exhibit piece from a hike in the Bankhead Forest. With dramatic strokes and …
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ATHENS-Volunteers committed to supporting the fight against cancer will start their Saturday morning fishing for a cure. By 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, volunteers with the City of …
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ATHENS-Athens firefighters rescued a grandmother from a house fire Tuesday night, April 23, by entering through a bedroom window and pulling her out the same window. Athens Fire and …
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Event Photographs
Youth Commissioners drive golf cart with beer goggles, sit in cockpit and use deluge gun
ATHENS-On Wednesday, April 17 the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission participated in its first responders program. The program, held at Leak City, a training facility in Athens, included lessons on Air …
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ATHENS– State and local officials and representatives of Toyota Boshoku America announced Wednesday, April 10, the global automotive supplier plans to invest over $50 million to open a manufacturing facility …
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ATHENS-The fight against cancer is uniting unusual team members from Athens Football and East Limestone Band to Athens Police and Athens Fire. In years past, first responders, politicians and …
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ATHENS-On Wednesday, April 3 at the Athens Limestone Decatur Community Breakfastn held at Calhoun Community College, the Arrowhead District of the Boy Scouts recognized those who make a difference in …
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ATHENS-Benches in Athens depicting different periods of history and iconic local images welcome walkers and event goers to take a rest. Boy Scout Aidan Harm oversaw the Eagle Scout project …
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ATHENS-Athens Arts League is welcoming the spring season and blossoming with creativity. Area artists are submitting entries for the annual Alabama Spring Contest and Exhibit, which will open to …