http://www.enewscourier.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_307155322.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_307155322.html Lucrecia Thomas Hawley knows from experience that God works miracles. The recent publication of her first compact disc of original piano arrangements is a celebration of her faith. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:19:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_292141322.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_292141322.html When Henry and Wanda Sterkins moved to Athens from their native Houma, La., the first thing Wanda did was remodel the kitchen of their Suffield Street home because she had to have a drawer deep enough to accommodate her gumbo pots and appliances handy for whipping up the Cajun cuisine she excels at cooking. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_289154515.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_289154515.html Dr. Lee Cheek Jr., who was recently named associate vice president for Academic Affairs at Athens State University, says there was nothing wrong with his position as vice president for College Advancement at Brewton-Parker College in South Georgia, but he longed to plant his feet on more rolling land. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_278143312.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_278143312.html But to Joan Laxson a necktie is a thing of lasting beauty that should be preserved. So when it came to assembling a family quilt, Laxson used 94 ties collected over 40 years. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_274165719.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_274165719.html There’s not many who could sit still for three hours over a game, but when one is “hooked” on chess the total absorption makes the minutes fly by.Will Stevenson, 30, of Athens recently won the title of co-champion in a state chess tournament at Indian Springs School south of Birmingham. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_266220729.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_266220729.html To earn her Silver Award, the second highest in Girl Scouts, 14-year-old Caroline Malone, chose Walter Reed Army Hospital for a service project and was able to deliver seven lap quilts, 15 electric razors and nine pairs of mittens to the USO in Washington, D.C. last weekend. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_266215925.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_266215925.html As I’ve grown older, and wiser in some ways, I’ve grown to appreciate the history and courage of our ancestors as well as the contributions of local heroes to local community, like Doris Estes. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_251114239.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_251114239.html Seven area men say the best part about taking Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., was being treated like “royalty” or “rock stars.” Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_251113430.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_251113430.html The secret to living to 100? “It’s no secret. I was just blessed by the Lord, and I guess a little hard work didn’t hurt either,” says Arbria Malone. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_251112051.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_251112051.html Like so many Americans of the past 30-plus years, since the publication of Alex Haley’s “Roots” sparked a renewed interest in genealogy, Martha Mason Fleming became interested in tracing her ancestors. She always knew she was descended from a full-blooded Cherokee, but it took the Internet research of a distant cousin in Lauderdale County, Melissa Mason Brown, to get the ball rolling. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:44:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_222124200.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_222124200.html Carolyn “CiCi” Higgins is a motivational speaker and conference leader whose latest stop is Athens State University, where she is studying Management of Technology.But it’s been a circuitous route from the North Carolina birthplace to North Alabama. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_215125007.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_215125007.html If Mansfield Scott is humming a tune today, no doubt it’s “America the Beautiful.”Scott returned July 22 from a nearly two-month four-corners tour of the United States.The 72-year-old Elkmont man straddled his new Honda Goldwing 1800 on July 31 bid his wife, Lois, goodbye and headed out for his first destination, Slidell, La. He hit the first corner in Yuma, Ariz., June 5. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_201130459.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_201130459.html Bridgette Townsend gets a chance every day to dispense a little religion, a little psychology and a lot of sisterly compassion at Bridgett’s Styling Salon in the L and S Shopping Center off North Jefferson Street. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:36:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_194112803.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_194112803.html Early Americans consulting The Old Farmer’s Almanac to tell them when to plant and harvest crops and also to impart words of wisdom might have been Jerry Nue’s ancestors. The Nues paid $100 for a 1798 edition of the Almanac, which is stained, yellowed and held together by simple string, but he says the almanac’s monetary value to him is secondary to this rare glimpse into early America. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_187140437.html http://www.enewscourier.com/meetneighbors/local_story_187140437.html Preliminary treatments for an Athens man stricken with a rare cancer are showing promise, according to his wife, Council on Aging Director Emily Haney.Will Haney suffers from rhabdomyosarcoma, a fast-growing, highly malignant tumor. More common in children, it is rare that adults experience this cancer.