Athens News

A local district attorney is the new president of the Alabama District Attorney's Association.

Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks will be in Athens Thursday talking about his campaign and answering questions from voters.

Athens Police have arrested a man and charged him with theft and robbery. According to police Captain Marty Bruce, 31 year old Vantella Malone paid his uncle a visit late Monday night at his home in the Higgins Court Apartments.

Athens Police are still searching for a man who robbed the JMart BP station at U.S. 72 and Jefferson Street on Friday and they hope the public can help.

Athens Police have charged Shaun Joseph Turner with domestic violence and assault after an incident Monday on Welch Drive.

An early morning accident in Pike County has claimed the life of a 20-year-old Brundidge man about four miles south of Troy.

Iris Berryhill was standing by the grill near the fryer when she smelled smoke Thursday at Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers in Athens.

If you've been looking for fun stuff to do this summer, but you don't want to break your budget, you're in luck.

Two women have been charged with possession of a forged instrument and possession of a controlled substance for allegedly writing fake prescription with a stolen prescription pads, an Athens Police official said.

Two Limestone County drug agents along with the Madison County Drug Task Force arrested an Athens native on drug-trafficking charges, seized marijuana and cocaine worth at least $250,000 and confiscated more than $60,000 cash during a bust Tuesday.

A man investigators called a drug kingpin is now behind bars after undercover agents busted a significant drug operation.

A bear, a cobra and a mountain lion. These are among the animal calls Lt. Ron Ultz has responded to during his years as director of animal control for Athens police.

Marc Johnson of Athens, who works for ERC Inc., came across this nostalgic photo of the Limestone County Courthouse Square and wanted to share it.

Five men and a woman from four cities were rounded up Monday by Limestone County Sheriff's investigators for failure to pay child support.

Fledgling filmmakers should get their cameras ready - the local organization Art on the Square is calling for entries for Athens' first film festival.

ATHENS a ' Authorities are responding to a house fire believed to have caused the death of one person Thursday afternoon in Leggtown.

An Athens man accused of trying to bribe an Athens Police officer after being pulled over for allegedly driving under the influence Monday apparently gave officials a false name.

The Athens City Council today agreed to sell a piece of property at Breeding Industrial Park to American Leakless.

Cody Wallace broke his leg and totaled his truck on Fort Hampton Road in the span of a few seconds on June 17.

Last July, brothers Will Bryant Hines and Demetrius Hines were arrested on cocaine and trafficking cocaine charges following a long-term investigation.