Sports
Lady Colts get tourney title trophy
The Clements High girls basketball team ended the first half of the season on a bright note Thursday night. The Class 3A, third-ranked Lady Colts ...
From staff reports , Author at Athens The News Courier
by From staff reports
State And Nation
Ala. 22-year-old faces illegal hunting charges
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls says a deputy arrested a 22-year-old Union Grove man he spotted hunting illegally with his truck. Walls ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:13 pm
State And Nation
Ice strands cars near highest point in Ala
HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) A layer of ice coated roads leading up Mount Cheaha from Christmas Day until late Wednesday, leaving at least 20 abandoned cars ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:12 pm
State And Nation
Supreme Court orders new trials in 2 capital cases
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered new trials for two men on death row. The court on Thursday overturned the conviction of ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:10 pm
State And Nation
Bentley picks McCall as Ala. public safety chief
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The chief of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Hugh McCall, has been appointed as the state’s new public safety director by incoming ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, December 30, 2010 2:54 pm
Local News
3 retiring at DHR
Three employees at Limestone County Department of Human Resources are retiring today. With almost 100 years experience between the three, a wealth of knowledge will ...
by Photo by Kim Rynders
CNHI, Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:26 am
Local News
Feathers ruffled
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, wait. It is a bird. Actually, it’s a red-tailed hawk. This large bird-of-prey was spotted on the side ...
by CNHI, Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:24 am
Local News
Man charged in home burglary
An Athens man accused of breaking into a neighbor’s home has been charged with burglary, an official said. Athens Police arrested Tevian Torae Jackson, 19, ...
by Jean Cole
jean@athensnews-courier.com, Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:21 am
Arrest Reports
ARREST REPORT December 30, 2010
County arrests The Limestone County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests Wednesday: • Dennis Wayne Brown, 52, of 7901 Greenbrier Road, Madison, possession of a ...
by CNHI, Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:17 am
Local News
Holiday closings
Here is the New Year’s Day schedule for city, county, state and federal offices as well as libraries and garbage/recycling collection: City offices • Athens ...