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| May 11, 2012 |
Optimists honor Pierce, Frank and local teachers for education achievements
"Do you realize what you have done?" That question posed to local educators by speaker Guilford Hill was given a positive answer by Optimist Club of Athens members, who showed their appreciation for teachers during their annual Education Awards Banquet on Thursday, May 3. |
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| May 11, 2012 |
ACT's 'Shakespeare' auditions start Sunday
Athens Community Theater will hold auditions for a summer production of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield on Sunday, May 13, at 6 p.m. and Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. |
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| May 10, 2012 |
United Way grant will help students get 'OnTRAC'
A United Way grant is helping get area youth "OnTRAC." Administered by Full Circle Women's Services, OnTRAC is an abstinence-based healthy lifestyle education program designed for middle school and high school students initiated in local schools earlier this year. OnTRAC stands for "Teaching teens Responsibility And Consequences," which is the ultimate vision of the program. |
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| May 9, 2012 |
McMinn Relay for Life a holiday filled with hope
This year's Relay is taking a holiday...many of them, actually. Teams are busy preparing for this year's McMinn County American Cancer Society's Relay for Life from 5 p.m. on Friday, May 11, to 5 a.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Layman Building at Athens Regional Park. |
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| May 8, 2012 |
AFCB, Bid to Buy Auction House raise $5,000 for Relay for Life
Athens Federal Community Bank and Bid to Buy Auction House of Etowah nearly doubled last year's take during their annual charity auction for the Relay for Life. Held Saturday, April 28, the auction raised $5,008 to benefit the McMinn County Relay for Life, which will be held this Friday night at Athens Regional Park. |
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| May 8, 2012 |
'Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter' subject of Noon Book Discussion
"Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter" by Edgar Award winner Tom Franklin will be the subject of this month's Noon Book Discussion on Tuesday, May 15. |
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| May 8, 2012 |
Auditions for 'Shakespeare' start Sunday
Athens Community Theater will hold auditions for a summer production of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield on Sunday, May 13, at 6 p.m. and Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. |
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| May 4, 2012 |
Cancer didn't change his priorities
Family has always come first for Randy Dunlop. Being a successful businessman has been a very close second. And of course there's his love of the outdoors - particularly kayaking. And, as far as he's concerned, nothing - not even cancer - is ever going to change that. |
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| May 4, 2012 |
Grace House offers all the comforts of 'home'
"Home is where the heart is" doesn't just apply to four white walls and a roof on Jackson Street. But that's certainly been the heart of the discussion. |
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| May 4, 2012 |
City Park garden turning new soil in community
Have you never been able to get homegrown vegetables because home just didn't have enough space? That's not a problem anymore. |
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| May 4, 2012 |
A few thoughts on what all I've learned so far
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of addressing young leaders and local officials during the Athens Elks Lodge's Youth Government Day luncheon. To put it another way, a group of local officials and young leaders got a free lunch on the condition that they agreed to sit through what I had to say. |
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| May 4, 2012 |
Spartan Girls topic of Historical Society meeting
Historians Gary Drinkard and Pat Guffey will discuss the Spartan Girls during the McMinn County Historical Society & Archives' May meeting on Sunday, May 6. |
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| May 4, 2012 |
TWC dedicates 'new quad'
The ellipse at the center of Tennessee Wesleyan College has become the "new quad." A dedication was held last week to commemorate the new space on the main quadrangle of campus, which was renovated from its previous configuration which included a variety of plants to a more open and functional space. |
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| May 3, 2012 |
Maze teaches students that life is not a game
Life is not a game. A large group of McMinn County High School students learned that lesson in an interesting way: By playing a game. |
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| May 3, 2012 |
Community News - May 3
Historical Society meets Sunday |
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| May 2, 2012 |
Senior Center play shows comedic side of retirement
Who said seniors can't have a wild side? Find out just how wild by seeing the McMinn Senior Activity Center's latest comedy, "Chatterton Country Club," on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 5-7. |
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| May 2, 2012 |
Spartan Girls Civil War unit focus of Historical Society program Sunday
You're probably familiar with the Army of the Potomac and Longstreet's Corps from the Civil War. But have you ever heard of the Spartan Girls? Historians Gary Drinkard and Pat Guffey will discuss the Spartan Girls during the McMinn County Historical Society & Archives' May meeting on Sunday, May 6. |
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