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State And Nation

California firefighters make progress as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West

FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress and were helped by improving weather over the weekend in ... Read more

Local News

AFD: Fatal house fire claims one in Tanner

A blind man died in a house fire in Tanner early Friday, said Athens Fire Chief James Hand. ... Read more

Local News

MoH Recipient Cpt Rose speaker at AMVETS

On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, Medal of Honor recipient Gary Michael “Mike” Rose spoke to a gathering of ... Read more

Lifestyles

Hometown Heroes: Sgt. Thomas Allen Johsnon

Thomas Allen Johnson was born Oct. 13, 1946, on Limestone County to parents James Otis and Cleo Defoe ... Read more

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Ardmore tackles two fires at once

Ardmore Fire and several other departments rushed out Friday afternoon to two locations. Both fires are now out. ... Read more

Local News

Fire at home on W. Washington Street

Athens Fire responded to a structure fire in the 1100 block of W. Washington Street. That area of ... Read more

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Fire claims life of Athenian

A fire on the 26000 block of Thomas Edward Drive claimed the life of an Athenian Monday, according ... Read more

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Family displaced after house fire

Athens Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire on South Houston Street just after 2 a.m on ... Read more

Local News

Medal of Honor recipient speaking in Athens today

Medal of Honor recipient Captain Mike Rose speaks Saturday morning at 10 A.M. at the Alabama Veterans Museum ... Read more

Local News

More than 20 cars affected in fire

A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the 15000 block of Hastings Road. At first, it seemed about ... Read more