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City council votes to appropriate funds for restoration, road projects
Athens City Council unanimously voted for a resolution to appropriate as much as $72,000 for the restoration of ... Read more
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Elm Street to get sidewalk, pedestrian bridge
Foot traffic on Elm Street has been an issue in Athens for some time. Many pedestrians like to ... Read more
Local News
Athens seeking grant for sidewalk, pedestrian bridge
Hoping to improve pedestrian access along Elm Street/Alabama 99, over Swan Creek and eventually up to the Sportsplex ... Read more
State And Nation
State: Voicemail about cracking in bridge wasn’t picked up
MIAMI (AP) — An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami to ... Read more
State And Nation
At least 6 crushed to death in Florida bridge collapse
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities said Friday that the cables suspending a pedestrian bridge were being tightened after a ... Read more
State And Nation
Pedestrian bridge collapses at university; several hurt
MIAMI (AP) — A brand-new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at ... Read more