ATHENS-Athens held their annual Mardi Gras Block Party. This years parade…Parade With A Purpose and it turned out wonderfully. The event collected over 300 cans of food for the LCCI …
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ATHENS-Some upcoming events including a Valentine’s Day themed event at High Cotton Arts tomorrow and the annual Mardi Gras Block Party next week. This year’s Mardi Gras Block Party includes …
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ATHENS-Athens High and Athens Bible students went to jail on Wednesday, February 7. The students, members of the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission, ate lunch and toured the Limestone County …
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ATHENS-Those seeking unique Valentine’s Day gifts will find flowers that never wilt, dancing that never ends and hearts that are always fat free during the Sweet’art Saturday event at High …
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ATHENS-The annual City of Athens Relay for Life Bass Fishing Tournament is luring the interest of other businesses that want to be a part of fighting cancer. With those …
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ATHENS-Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks presented the annual State of the City Address on Wednesday, January 31. The city’s growth, including the value of residential and commercial building permits, which reached $69 …
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ATHENS-Seven years ago, Athens State University Art Professor Gail Bergeron challenged her art sculpture students to help bring Mardi Gras to Downtown Athens. The New Orleans native created a …
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ATHENS-Athens and Limestone County will involve students and the community to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy for the annual holiday. Each year, organizers host a march, …
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ATHENS-On Tuesday morning, January 9, Athens firefighters cleared a house where a bedroom burned only to discover the family dog named Marley still was inside the home. Athens Fire and …
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ATHENS-When a deadly EF5 tornado struck Athens and Limestone County in the evening hours of April 27, 2011, Athens Fire and Rescue relied on hand held flashlights for search and …
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ATHENS-Athens Utilities Electric Department Manager Blair Davis issued a message to Athens Utilities users regarding the cold temperatures in the area: “Earlier today (Tuesday, Jan. 2) due to extremely cold …
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ATHENS-January 8 is the deadline for the annual Athens-Limestone Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Essay and Art Contest. The addition of an art contest is new this year and is …
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ATHENS-A community worked together to ensure children in Athens enjoyed the Christmas season. About 85 children received presents, more than 20 won bicycles, at the annual Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park Committee Tree …
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ATHENS-The City of Athens joined Montevallo and Alabaster in a presentation at this week’s Leadership Institute hosted by the League of Municipalities. The presentation focus was why and how a …
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ATHENS-The City of Athens has IT….and just what is IT? Why the Christmas Spirit of course. The month of December is all but bursting with fun and creative things to …
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ATHENS-Two shopping events in November will support about 15 artists operating their small businesses in downtown Athens. The artists operate their businesses at High Cotton Arts, an art incubator …
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ATHENS-The Athens City Schools Fine Arts Department will be holding its second annual “One Athens Christmas Showcase” on Friday, December 1st, from 6-8 p.m. on the Athens Middle School campus. …
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ATHENS-During its nearly 80-year existence, the Scout House on Washington Street served the community’s youth until its doors closed in 2012. The facility, built in the WPA-era, soon will …
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ATHENS-On June 22, 1933, Judge James E. Horton Jr. walked from his Athens home, where City Hall resides today, and went to the upper floor courtroom at the Limestone County …
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ATHENS-An Athens art organization is giving the German festival known as Oktoberfest an artistic twist for its inaugural event called ARToberest. The celebration of beverages, brats and brushes will …