The News-Courier in Athens, Alabama Homepage 2012-02-23T01:09:25-06:00 urn:uuid:45f0427e-b6f4-4c98-aee8-b6780eed5d8e Mardi Gras comes to Athens urn:uuid:446c2782-2c30-46e1-94fd-f2edc8b05ed1 2012-02-22T02:00:00-06:00 Farewell, Magnolias urn:uuid:173e5f5a-6415-42d2-b03d-5eaa7c2e7bdb 2012-02-21T02:00:00-06:00 Forecasters cautious at approach of spring From staff reports urn:uuid:caffcc39-5f9d-4474-b32f-092628b9af99 2012-02-19T02:00:00-06:00 <p> Could Alabama&#8217;s warmer-than-normal winter indicate a repeat of spring 2011?<br /> In an interview published this week, John Christy, the state climatologist and director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, said the ongoing La Nina weather pattern could make for a warm spring, one of the key ingredients for an active season.</p> ASU art students to host Mardi Gras parade Tuesday Special to The News Courier urn:uuid:72e8855e-c554-4072-b574-d1a2c9d318f8 2012-02-18T13:31:09-06:00 <p> This artistic medium led to the students choosing the krewe name Athens State University Art Heads.</p> McDonald's on U.S. 31 closed; to be rebuilt By Adam Smith urn:uuid:96765897-931d-40dd-8248-a3f19a73f0d9 2012-02-17T02:00:00-06:00 ASU student honored as Big Brother of the Year urn:uuid:356bf23a-d4a4-46e9-8c10-8d8b32a55f0d 2012-02-16T02:00:00-06:00 Whooping cranes settle in at Wheeler refuge urn:uuid:469ba0e5-b6d8-4d5b-9533-27da2efad412 2012-02-15T02:00:00-06:00 Fords have 75 years of love By Lora Scripps urn:uuid:de044946-e3c5-415b-afe5-2074786b2439 2012-02-14T02:00:00-06:00 Just pokin' fun By Karen Middleton urn:uuid:be6d6faf-8aba-4c33-92e1-80437302a7a9 2012-02-12T02:00:00-06:00 Is it time for spring? By Lora Scripps urn:uuid:12877aed-006d-4594-94b2-8285b072c0a2 2012-02-10T08:04:17-06:00