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The forgotten legacy of Linna Hamilton Denny
In 1909 Athens Female College suffered a deadly outbreak of typhoid that claimed the lives of 15 students ... Read more
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Local News
Spann visits AHS, talks career outlook and weather preparedness
James Spann, a television meteorologist in Birmingham, delivered a powerful message to students at Athens High School on ... Read more
News
3 found dead in submerged vehicle after flood recedes
HOLT, Ala. (AP) — Three bodies were found inside a submerged vehicle in Alabama on Thursday after floodwaters ... Read more
Local News
White to step down as county EMA director
In her 11 years as director of the Limestone County Emergency Management Agency, Rita White has seen quite ... Read more
Covid-19
COVID-19: Training, thinking ahead helped facility handle outbreak
Limestone Health Facility found itself among the hardest hit by the pandemic earlier this year, but officials are ... Read more
Local Sports
Alabama restarts prep football in test of virus precautions
THORSBY (AP) — It’s mostly quiet in the Alabama farming community of Thorsby aside from trucks and trains ... Read more
Nation And World
U.S. coronavirus outbreaks spur debate over personal freedoms
PHOENIX (AP) — When the coronavirus flared in China this week, the country canceled flights, suspended reopenings and ... Read more
State And Nation
Tuscaloosa marking anniversary of tornado disaster
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tuscaloosa is marking the anniversary of the tornado outbreak that killed more than 50 ... Read more
Covid-19
Spokeswoman: Ivey working to firm up a timetable to reopen
MONTOGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will work with the state health officer “to firm up ... Read more
Covid-19
Feds to track, share information on nursing home outbreaks
NEW YORK (AP) — Calling nursing homes ground zero of the coronavirus crisis, federal officials said Monday they ... Read more