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Editor's Note: This article is part of an annual series by The News Courier called “Progress.” This year, our team is returning to its roots w…
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Editor's Note: This article is part of an annual series by The News Courier called “Progress.” This year, our team is returning to its roots w…
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Alabama’s 10th severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday begins Friday and ends Sunday.
Limestone County has asked residents to post "No Spray" signs like the one pictured above on areas they do not want sprayed with herbicide. Th…
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Athens-Limestone RSVP is again offering free tax help to low-income, disabled or elderly people in Athens, Ardmore and Decatur. The tax help s…
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Some people are put on the earth to guide, love and inspire. Hugo “Bubble Gum Man” Bates, who died Monday, was one of those people.
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Officials with the City of Athens are updating COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of employees and citizens. Mayor Ronnie Marks said he i…
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I’m a little more than a few decades old, and I still find myself searching the night sky on Christmas Eve.
Debbie McElyea Blakely was a lot of things to a lot of people — wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, coach, mentor, friend, past director of At…
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A farmer with Barron Farms harvests cotton with a cotton picker Wednesday in a field off Elm Street and Lucas Ferry Road in Athens. Alabama is…