Athens News

Submitted by Amanda Odom on July 4, 2009 - 7:10pm. McMinn County News A A A A On this Independence Day, people all over the nation gathered to protest our government's direction.

The Battle of Athens occurred 63 years ago but it's recently resurfaced at the center of a dispute between a Middle Tennessee political activist and Tennessee's secretary of state.

Photo by Greg Moses From left, Kendra Johnson, Crystal Sheffey, Theresa Mitchell, Tracey Hennessee, Nanci Berch and Mari McKinney discuss recipes during Sunday School at First Baptist Church of Athens.

An ill-planned home invasion ended peacefully after Athens police found the suspect hidden under a pile of clothes at a nearby apartment.

The skies of Athens will once again brighten this July 4 as the city and Comcast once again sponsor the Athens Fourth of July Fireworks Show.

Did you know that on July 1 it will be illegal to text while driving? I just found out myself.

The Athens-McMinn Family YMCA's exercise area expansion's construction time is "working out" very well.

The Monroe Area Opera, based in Sweetwater, Tenn., is looking for singers of all voice types to participate in four productions planned for ther 2009-2010 opera season.

Charges are pending against a Lenoir City man after he allegedly shot a man at a home 625 Virginia Ave.

Submitted by WDEF on June 24, 2009 - 6:48pm. McMinn County News A A A A Athens police are trying to sort out a triple shooting from Tuesday night.

Detectives in McMinn County are investigating a triple shooting that happened Late Tuesday night.

The Rails to Trails project in McMinn County is "choo chooing" right along as local, state and railroad officials continue working toward creating a new greenway between Athens and Englewood.

Two young Athenians should have put their marijuana out of sight before falling asleep in their car because now they've been arrested and face charges after a police officer checking on them spotted their stash lying in plain sight on the front seat.

One Tennessee town is trying a new approach to boost its own economy. Leaders in Athens have been pushing their "Spend 20 on the 20th" campaign for about a month now.

Athens resident Hannah Strickland recently won an award at the Southeastern Regional Competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

The 3rd Annual Juneteenth Family Day on Saturday, June 20, intends to bring a day of fun to area families in celebration of the freedom we all enjoy.

Have you ever dreamed of being on stage but let your superego convince you to stay in the audience? Or would you participate if you knew how to get started? Either way, the Athens Area Council for the Arts says now is the time to "Get Out of the Audience and Onto the Stage." Part of the Summer Arts Sampler, this AACA class is designed to help ...

A series of bad decisions led to a Decatur man's arrest on a variety of charges.

Tickets are being pruned and plucked away for this year's Keep McMinn Beautiful Garden Tour.

Just weeks after a downtown Athens icon closed, a local college professor who is also a city council member is giving the former Riddle and Wallace Soda Shop new life.