http://www.enewscourier.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_323222957.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_323222957.html Giving away free school supplies in the fall and free bikes and toys at Christmas are two projects worth keeping. But both require money. So, members of the Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park Committee are going to try to raise some money with a charity flea market at the Athens park on Saturday, Nov. 28. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_322220341.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_322220341.html Georges’ Tree Farm and White Dove greenhouse, nursery and farm will let you choose and cut your own live Christmas tree, buy an already freshly cut tree, or buy a live tree to replant for Christmas or landscaping. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_321215337.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_321215337.html Tony Gooch said it is the duty of Americans to help the families of those deployed in service to their nation. To that end, Gooch is hosting a benefit chicken stew at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Athens to help families of the 203rd Military Police Battalion, which is based in Athens but currently deployed to Iraq. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_320200907.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_320200907.html For the holidays, what do you get the man who has everything? How about a door from one of the cells of the old Limestone County Jail? Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_318223919.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_318223919.html When Betty Lindsay Taylor agreed to do some local research for the Mormon Church seven years ago she never dreamed it would lead to compiling a 393-page book featuring Athens businesses from 1870 to 1950. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_282125521.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_282125521.html A Tanner family boasts five generations of Rattlers. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_317215453.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_317215453.html Tammy and Ty Strickland bought Grayson Scott Interiors a year ago and are now making the name transition to Trinity’s. The shop features home interiors, gifts, furniture, jewelry, candles, Christmas ornaments and more. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_316215452.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_316215452.html An exhausted Rick Mobley returned to what was left of his burned-out home on East Clearmont Drive Thursday, saying he will probably rebuild on the site because his family has loved living there the last 10 years. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_315222314.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_315222314.html Lucien Demers clutched a 15-year-old newspaper and wore a hat with a patch on it bearing the name of the 296th Combat Engineers. It wasn’t the 50th Anniversary edition of the Army newspaper, “The Stars and Stripes,” or his hat, but his eyes, that told the story of what he and many of his comrades had sacrificed on D-Day. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_314213241.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_314213241.html A group of Cub Scouts from Troop 889 at Lindsay Lane Christian Academy helped raise flags this week in preparation for Veterans Day. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_313205140.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_313205140.html An early morning fire Saturday destroyed the mobile home of an Owens community family who were out of town when the fire broke out. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_311205933.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_311205933.html Local residents celebrated Veterans Day with a patriotic downtown parade Saturday, and programs will continue this week in Athens, Ardmore and at Calhoun Community College. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_311002940.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_311002940.html CLEMENTS – Kids heading to the new elementary school next June will likely be enamored by the library. It will feature columns that look like trees and a cozy “story nook” with colored-glass panels. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:54:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_309221542.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_309221542.html There was great excitement at the Olympics games held Thursday morning in Athens. Female Olympians at Athens Middle School competed, wearing togas, in various games including chariot races, The Hoplitodromos (race in armor), foot races, long jump, and discus and javelin throwing. The eighth-grade talented and gifted students were participating in their own version of the Olympics as a way to learn more about where the games began in Ancient Greece. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_308212052.html http://www.enewscourier.com/homepage/local_story_308212052.html The old jail is coming down.