ATHENS — This is an artist's rendering of the new Athens City Hall, which will be built at the corner of Marion and Hobbs streets over the next two years. The city borrowed $2.2 million for the project in 2009 and has already spent about $100,000 to demolish the old City Hall and to prepare the site for the new building on the same spot. The plan reflects Greek Revival architecture in the area, including the Methodist Church on the same block and the Limestone County Courthouse. Initially, officials had hoped to retain the old City Council chambers, but they later found the plan unworkable, so the entire building was demolished. For more details and drawings of the plan, see story in Sunday's edition of The News Courier.
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4 teens shot at graduation party in Huntsville
Madison County sheriff's deputies say a fight broke out during the party. Authorities said people jumped someone at the party, who then began shooting.
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Field day highlights end of school year
Shoes, cold (at one time) drinks and popcorn mark the path to a popular bounce inflatable Tuesday morning at Athens Elementary School. Third-grader Carilia Hood, seated at far right, ties her shoes to depart for another activity that included relay races, tugs-of-war competition, hoop tosses and more at the annual end of school year field day.
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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
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Smith signs with NW Florida
Athens senior Alliyah Smith signed a basketball scholarship with Northwest Florida College at a ceremony Tuesday morning at Athens High School. Smith, a six-foot, two-inch center, played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game along with the AHSAA North-South All-Star game. Seated above from left are Alliyah’s sister, Carie Smith; niece, Malaysia Smith and father, James Smith. Standing are Athens head coach Eddie Murphree and assistant coach Dwayne Shoulders.
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Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirement
CHICAGO (AP) — Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, he said, "After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire."
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Limestone Ledger 5/22/13
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Alzheimer’s information
An information booth with educational materials and someone to answer questions about Alzheimer’s disease will be available from 2-4 p.m. today at Walgreens on U.S. 31 North in Athens across from the high school. - Church Bulletin 5/22/13
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