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NASHVILLE — The first minority owner of an Athens-based low-power television station is among four people nominated for the Tennessee Valley Authority board.
With two nights of frost in the forecast this week, gardeners are urged to take precautions to keep their plants alive.
ATHENS — The owner of the former Athens Bible School campus has plans to locate businesses on the site, according to a subdivision application that will be considered by the Athens Planning Commission today.
An Athens man died Monday in a wreck at U.S. 31 and Alabama 20, according to Decatur police.
ATHENS — An Athens man has been charged with the sexual abuse of a young relative, according to Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson.
ATHENS — Athens police are conducting a death investigation after responding to a call today about an unresponsive person at a hotel, according to police Chief Floyd Johnson.
ATHENS — Athens City Schools is looking for personnel for certified positions and support staff and will host a job fair at the high school on Thursday.
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The jobless rates in Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan counties have dropped to the pre-pandemic levels of a year ago, and local businesses are struggling to recruit employees.
ATHENS — Two Athens men are facing felony charges after a man was assaulted and another person was robbed Tuesday on Wallace Lane, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office.
ATHENS — A Limestone County jury today found Terry Dale Amerson, 26, of Athens, guilty of felony murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of Brenton Gatlin, according to court records. Amerson is the third defendant to stand trial and be convicted of murder in the case.
The City of Athens has started a new project, Athens 2040, to update the city’s comprehensive plan, led by the City of Athens and planning consultant Town Planning and Urban Design Collaborative.
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An alleged scheme by the former superintendents of Athens City and Limestone County schools to defraud the state depended on procuring personal information on hundreds of private school students, and that information is at the heart of a civil class action lawsuit filed Tuesday against the a…
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Athens police have charged an Elkmont man with burglarizing a storage shed, vehicle and residence over the weekend.
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