May 10, 2008 Legends restaurant in downtown Athens received heavy damage from a fire just after noon today. Full Story >>
International Week
May 9, 2008 Elijah Smith shows off his completed origami samurai hat. Full Story >>
You CAN recycle it
May 9, 2008 While tin and steel cans may still be useful for burying money in the yard, they serve no real purpose when they\'re buried in the landfill. Full Story >>
Strike at GM partner brings layoffs To Johnson Controls plant
May 9, 2008 The local Johnson Controls plant has asked for voluntary layoffs of up to 200 employees at the Athens facility, according to unofficial sources. Full Story >>
TWC has graduation contingency plan ready
May 9, 2008 Pat Summitt\'s commencement address at Tennessee Wesleyan College could be delivered on ground very familiar to her: A basketball court. Full Story >>
Breakaway car strikes tow truck
May 9, 2008 No one was injured Thursday afternoon when a vehicle being pulled behind a tow truck broke free but it could have been much different. Full Story >>
May 8, 2008 Members of Athens Rural Fire Department and Clearwater Fire Department responded to a car fire on Interstate 75 near the rest area on Wednesday afternoon. Full Story >>
Athens school budget hinges on tax shortfall
May 8, 2008 A vote to approve the 2008-2009 budget and a recommendation on increasing school cafeteria prices will be on the agenda for the Athens School Board\'s meeting Monday night. Full Story >>
Proud parents can now 'adopt' streets
May 8, 2008 The Athens Public Works Department and Keep McMinn Beautiful are sponsoring an Adopt-a-Street program in the city. While those who adopt a street can\'t install a toll booth, they can help preserve the beauty of Athens by keeping the city\'s streets litter-free. Full Story >>
Camera captures car thieves at work
May 8, 2008 The Athens Police Department is asking for help in identifying two men believed to have stolen a Ford Explorer just over a week ago at the Athens Wal-Mart. The vehicle was later found burned in Meigs County. Full Story >>
Alexander eyes 'Manhattan Project' for energy
May 8, 2008 Nearly 70 years after the original Manhattan Project created the atomic bomb, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is proposing the United States launch a new Manhattan Project to create \"a 5-year effort to put America firmly on the path to clean energy independence.\" Full Story >>
Baccalaureate, pinning services held by TWC
May 8, 2008 Tennessee Wesleyan College invites its students, faculty, staff, parents and the public to celebrate its 2008 graduating class during the institution\'s annual baccalaureate service beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9, in Townsend Auditorium. Full Story >>
Swift Foundation lands first-ever plane made
May 7, 2008 The Swift Foundation Museum has rounded out its collection with the very first Swift constructed. Full Story >>
Be careful not to step on the bears
May 7, 2008 A day in the life of a law enforcement officer can go beyond routine in a split second. Full Story >>
EUB water, sewer rates have 'minimal' increase
May 7, 2008 ETOWAH - Etowah Utilities Board customers will likely see rate increases this year in water and wastewater fees. Full Story >>
McMinn schools revise policy on kicking kids off bus
May 7, 2008 ENGLEWOOD -- After situations arose across the country of bus drivers forcing misbehaving children off the bus before their designated stop, the McMinn County Board of Education is changing a section of the policy which states a driver may remove the offending student (in order to preserve the safety of other students, passengers or the driver) only after the principal or transportation supervisor has been contacted and arrives at the site. Full Story >>
Couple sentenced to jail on charges Including money laundering, theft and worthless checks
May 7, 2008 An Etowah couple who pleaded guilty to charges of theft, money laundering and passing worthless checks learned their fate this week when Criminal Court Judge Carroll Ross handed down the sentences for Michael and Jamie Kedel. Full Story >>
