Local News
MAKING CENTS: Valero fundraiser to benefit ACS Foundation
One of the many casualties of COVID-19 during 2020 has been the fundraising efforts of the Athens City ... Read more
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State awards funds for Thach Road bridge replacement
Limestone County is among the six cities and counties to receive funding for road and bridge projects in ... Read more
Local News
BUDGET HEARINGS: EMA seeks funds for new phone system, truck
When a major disaster strikes in the county, communication is going to be a key component of any ... Read more
Covid-19
Local agency receiving $1M in relief funds
Help is on the way to multiple groups across Alabama thanks to a series of relief grants. Over ... Read more
Covid-19
TVA, Athens Utilities partner for Care Fund grants
Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering with local power companies like Athens Utilities to provide funds supporting local initiatives ... Read more
Local News
Mayor presents scholarships to youth commission
Mayor Ronnie Marks presented three local students with Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission scholarship funds Friday. An independent committee ... Read more
Covid-19
ADOL disbursed more than $1B in unemployment benefits
The Alabama Department of Labor has disbursed more than $1 billion in COVID-19-related unemployment compensations benefits, said Secretary ... Read more
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Ivey won’t sign spending bill, wants plan for COVID-19 cash
MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday that she is asking lawmakers to change a spending ... Read more
Covid-19
Marsh’s office: COVID-19 money won’t be used for Statehouse
MONTGOMERY (AP) — The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said Wednesday that the state’s coronavirus relief funds ... Read more
State And Nation
Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars ... Read more