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Mayor talks up youth commission
Mayor Ronnie Marks traveled to a Birmingham last week to tout the benefits of youth commissions with leaders ... Read more
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City lands $200,000 grant for trail
Athens has landed a $200,000 state grant that city officials will use to create a new trailhead and ... Read more
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Orr provides funds for bicentennial
Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, right, presents a $2,500 TVA-in-lieu-of-tax appropriation to the city of Athens for use in ... Read more
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SCOUT HOUSE PROJECT: Arts league receives $30,000 from Steelcase Foundation
During its nearly 80-year existence, the Scout House on Washington Street served the community’s youth until its doors ... Read more
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STORIED SONGBIRD: Patti Malone to grace Athens
An Athens arts organization is working to commemorate the story of Patti Malone, who was born a slave ... Read more
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Nashville band to perform with local students at Grease Festival
Nashville-based Skyway Man will perform with members of the Athens High School band and choir at Saturday’s Athens ... Read more
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City seeking $450,000 grant for First Avenue drainage
Hoping to alleviate backed up storm water along First Avenue in Athens, the City Council has given the ... Read more
Lifestyles
WANTED: Toga-wearing, torch-bearing volunteer to honor at quirky festival
Athens is home to a festival that honors a woman who enhances the city by donning her in ... Read more
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Comedic look at the news to benefit causes in Athens
Misspelled words in newspaper ads and television weather reports are among the fodder for a local television anchor. ... Read more
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1903 ordinances provide glimpse of city’s past
It’s not unusual to hear some Athenians say they pine for the good ol’ days, but feelings of ... Read more