Election 2022
Understanding Amendment 7
Alabama Amendment 7, Local Economic and Industrial Development Bonds and Financing Amendment This constitutional amendment was supported by ... Read more
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Local News
Council passes ordinance on 3rd TIF district
The City of Athens will now see its third Tax Increment Financing district after a vote during Monday’s ... Read more
Local News
City considers new tax increment financing district
The Athens City Council voted April 26 to begin the process on what may become the city’s third ... Read more
Local News
Athens Mayor announces bid for re-election
Editor’s note: The News Courier will publish candidate announcements as we receive them and as space allows ahead ... Read more
Local News
Woman pleads guilty in Alabama to financing terror
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A woman accused of trying to help al-Qaeda has pleaded guilty in Alabama to ... Read more
State And Nation
Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ expands long-term care benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes of the “Medicare for All” debate by expanding ... Read more
Local News
OLD HIGHWAY 20 BRIDGE: Work underway on replacement project
By the end of October, the long-closed Old Highway 20 bridge should reopen to traffic. It’s a good ... Read more
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Mayor pleased with progress
The site of a former chicken plant in Athens could eventually be home to family parks, a variety ... Read more
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OLD HIGHWAY 20: Work to replace bridge to start this year
A long-delayed bridge replacement project in southeastern Limestone County will be delayed a little longer, but officials say ... Read more
Local News
A proud day
Athens City Clerk Annette Barnes-Threet, left, and Mayor Ronnie Marks celebrate the delivery of the deed for the ... Read more