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| May 15, 2012 |
AUB Water Quality Report completed
The Athens Utilities Board has completed preparation of its annual Water Quality Report for the 2011 reporting year. |
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| May 15, 2012 |
Easter hats subject of Decatur FCE workshop at Brookewood
DECATUR - The arrival of the spring season was celebrated with members of the Decatur Family and Community Education (FCE) Club visiting Brookewood Health Care Center on April 3, with a Decorating Hats Workshop for the residents. |
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| May 14, 2012 | Relay for Life | |||
| May 14, 2012 |
Meigs' Focus: Saving money
DECATUR - Saving money was the focus when the Meigs County Commission met in a work session on Thursday night. |
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| May 14, 2012 |
For Sale: Unpaid taxes lead county to sell land
Bids will soon be accepted on four properties recently deeded over to McMinn County government for having delinquent property taxes. |
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| May 14, 2012 |
For your information: Highway 30 Median Beautification project
The Highway 30 Median Beautification program began as a way to make the entrance into the City of Athens from the interstate more attractive to visitors. |
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| May 14, 2012 |
* Spotlight on people * Howard's 'second income' job leads to Hall of Fame When Dean Howard started working as an auctioneer, he didn't expect his part-time job to become a full-time career. |
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| May 14, 2012 | Photos - May 14 | |||
| May 11, 2012 |
Athens Federal promotes local spending program
For her birthday, Joyce Davis was going to get a free lunch. She had no idea the other three ladies at her table would, too. Athens Federal Community Bank disproved the old saying, "There's no such thing as a free lunch," when they bought lunch for the first 100 customers at Jenkins Grille & Market Thursday to launch the bank's Eat, Shop & Bank Local initiative. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
Man walks in & steals truck from business
The Athens Police Department is looking for information on a man who walked into the American Bedding Manufacturing Warehouse in the middle of the day Tuesday and stole a vehicle parked inside. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
Vandals damage church
Double Springs Baptist Church member Jim Wilson was surprised when he arrived there for services on Sunday morning and found the glass front door of the church shattered. A pair of channel locks apparently had been thrown through the glass. They were found lying halfway down the long hallway inside the Family Life Center, located off of County Road 750. The vandals also broke a locked door while attempting to gain entry into the building. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
No tax increase in Etowah
ETOWAH - Etowah officials presented the City Commission with a balanced budget on Thursday evening and no plans to increase the property tax rate. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
DPA offers news videocasts
The Daily Post-Athenian enters the world of video broadcasting today with the launch of a new online newscast service. Starting with today's weekend newscast, The DPA will be producing a short video every Monday through Friday for online viewing. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
No tax hike in Decatur budget
DECATUR - Decatur will begin the upcoming fiscal year with a new budget but the same property tax rate. During the Mayor and Board of Aldermen's regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, one of the items approved was the first reading of an ordinance adopting the town's budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year, along with the tax rate. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
Athens looks at revisiting tuition schedule
The Athens City School Board recently set its tuition rate for the 2012-13 school year. However, the School Board's Tuition Committee may recommend more changes that could bring in more students to the system. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
Niota selects one for interview
NIOTA - Out of a pool of five applicants, members of the Niota City Commission have decided to interview one person for the position of Class 3 wastewater treatment plant operator. After reviewing the resumes, commissioners determined that most of the applicants did not hold the correct licenses and certifications to operate Niota's wastewater treatment plant; all but one applicant was rejected for that reason. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
TTC offers Springboard entrepreneurial training
The Tennessee Technology Center at Athens, in partnership with Co.Labs of Chattanooga, will begin offering Springboard, an eight-week entrepreneur training, on Tuesday, May 15, at the Tennessee Technology Center at Athens, from 6-9 p.m. The cost of the course is $145. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
Academic Olympics awards ceremony Monday
It's time for McMinn County's academic stars to shine again. Thursday on the campus of Tennessee Wesleyan College, students representing all seven McMinn County elementary schools undertook tests in the annual McMinn County Academic Olympics. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
Dog bite report investigated
The McMinn County Sheriff's Department is still investigating an incident Wednesday where a woman reported she was bitten on the leg by a pitbull while riding her bicycle on County Road 460, said Sheriff Joe Guy. |
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| May 11, 2012 | Photos - May 11 | |||
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