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  1. Garden delights fill calendar as fall nearsRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... a member of the Deep South Region of National Garden Clubs Inc. Thirty-five Tennessee garden clubs from Bristol to Athens and their members will participate in the show featuring artistic flower arrangements and horticulture displays. The flower ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Bristol Myers Squibb, Bristol, TN, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Metro, Home Gardening, Home, Events

  2. Athens storage closet reveals decades-old evidence

    Wednesday Sep 24 | WBIR-TV Knoxville

    When workers were trying to add internet access to portions of the McMinn County Courthouse late last week, they needed to run wires through an old storage closet in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. 1 comment

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  3. VW picking suppliers

    Tuesday Sep 23 | Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... Knoxville-area auto parts manufacturers. Volkswagen of America Media Relations Director Jill Bratina, who was in Athens Tuesday to address about 150 local business owners and area officials about the planned Hamilton County plant, indicated her ...

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    Related Topix: Hamilton County, TN, Chattanooga, TN

  4. Official graded high, lowRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 23 | Knoxville News Sentinel

    Major disagreements between some council members on their job evaluation of City Manager Mitchell Moore were evident at a recent evaluation meeting.

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  5. Wilburn recalls long ago 'battle'

    Sunday Sep 21 | Dalton Daily Citizen

    At 14, Ken Wilburn spent almost six hours trying to avoid the bullets whizzing over his head in a jail in Athens, Tenn.

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    Related Topix: US News

  6. Year later, plant's closing still scars SE Tenn.Read the original story

    Sunday Sep 21 | The Knoxville News-Sentinel

    RYAN HARRIS, The Daily Post-Athenian Originally published 04:42 p.m., September 21, 2008 Updated 04:42 p.m., September 21, 2008 ATHENS, Tenn.

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    Related Topix: Collins and Aikman, Manufacturing, Automakers

  7. Athens leaders to meet with VWRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 18 | Chattanooga Times Free Press

    ... They will take questions. McMinn County Economic Director Jack Hammontree has said in past meetings with the Athens City Council and McMinn Commission that the county lies well within the 60-mile radius considered ideal for associated suppliers. See ...

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    Related Topix: Automakers, Tennessee Wesleyan College

  8. SGA officers discuss Mocs card program, visit Samford

    Wednesday Sep 17 | The Echo

    ... during their Tuesday meeting. The meeting started off with Tyler Forrest, vice president of SGA and a junior from Athens, Tenn., introducing Michelle Morales, manager of the Mocs card office. "Manage MyID is a new program in which students will be ...

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    Related Topix: Maryville, TN, Samford University

  9. NewsRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 17 | The Echo

    ... during their Tuesday meeting. The meeting started off with Tyler Forrest, vice president of SGA and a junior from Athens, Tenn., introducing Michelle Morales, manager of the Mocs card office. Lupton Library acquires new research databases The Lupton ...

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    Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Rocky Face, GA

  10. Mayfield adds maze to the milking business

    Wednesday Sep 17 | WBIR-TV

    ... except Wednesday through October 31st. Trick or Treat night is 5-9 p.m. The maze is located at 257 Highway 307 in Athens, Tennessee. DIRECTIONS: From I-75, take Exit 52 (Mt. Verd, Athens) Turn left on 305 for 3.2 miles Turn left on County Road 378 ...

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  11. Fall CAMOMC Consignment Sale Is Sept. 26 & 27Read the original story

    Monday Sep 15 | Chattanoogan.com

    ... of mothers and expectant mothers of multiple birth children. CAMOMC's membership base is from Dalton, Ga., to Athens, Tn., centering on the Chattanooga area. CAMOMC offers a host of opportunities for Mothers of Multiples including twice monthly ...

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    Related Topix: East Ridge, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Non-Profit

  12. Downtown restaurant, bar focuses on Thai tastesRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 14 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... a flea market booth in Pendergrass and more recently tried operating a gift store of Thailand exports in downtown Athens, is applying her cooking expertise to her latest venture, Cozy Yum Yum. "Business wasn't good enough to leave (Suree X-Ordinary) ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Thai Cuisine, Vegetables, Seafood, Dining

  13. Campus BriefsRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 14 | Cleveland Daily Banner

    ... of Technology in the fall of 2009. ------ Tracy Beavers of Birchwood graduated from Tennessee Technology Center at Athens with a degree in surgical technology on Aug. 21. Forty-eight students from 11 counties participated. About 200 students ...

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    Related Topix: Student Society, Zeta Tau Alpha, Sororities, Georgia Tech, Birchwood, TN, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

  14. Banner BabiesRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 14 | Cleveland Daily Banner

    ... their 8-pound, 9-ounce, 21-inch daughter Sept. 9, 2008, at SkyRidge Medical Center. Grandparents are Lora Tutor of Athens, Dale Tutor and Keith and Donna Mincy, all of Sweetwater ------ Jay and Missy Kyle of Benton announce the birth of Madelynn ...

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    Related Topix: Riceville, TN, Charleston, TN, Apison, TN, Cleveland, TN

  15. News, Weather and Sports for Chattanooga and the Tennessee ValleyRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 13 | WDEF-TV Chattanooga

    ... looked pretty good to Shawn and Melissa Walker... compared to the price twenty miles down I 75. Walker, "$4.89 in Athens that's what we just paid for it." Reporter, "You paid that?" Walker, "Yeah. We were out." And it's a bargain at this ...

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    Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

  16. Athens police efficient, effective

    Friday Sep 12 | Knoxville News Sentinel

    A management review of the Athens Police Department has found some deficiencies, especially in facilities, but overall has given the department a positive grade.

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  17. Consumers Urged to Report Suspected Gas GougingRead the original story

    Friday Sep 12 | WDEF-TV Chattanooga

    ... looked pretty good to Shawn and Melissa Walker... compared to the price twenty miles down I 75. Walker, "$4.89 in Athens that's what we just paid for it." Reporter, "You paid that?" Walker, "Yeah. We were out." And it's a bargain at this ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Texas

  18. Fears of Spike in Prices Send People to Area Gas Stations in DrovesRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 11 | WDEF-TV Chattanooga

    ... peoples pockets." We got reports of similar traffic tie-ups all over the Chattanooga area, particularly in Hixson and Athens. So is all this panic warranted? Check out the gas facts at the top of our homepage to help keep things in perspective

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Chattanooga, TN

  19. SGA welcomes President Peterson

    Thursday Sep 11 | The Echo

    ... new members into the UT Board of Trustees. Peterson was introduced by SGA Vice President Tyler Forrest, a junior from Athens, Tenn. Peterson talked about UTC's role in the community. "UTC not only builds a workforce, but supports the economic ...

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    Related Topix: Maryville, TN

  20. City Council approves several upgradesRead the original story

    Sep 10, 2008 | Altus Times

    ... during construction of a 4.8 acre cell. The MTA also agreed to award a contract to J.S. Haren Company out of Athens, Tennessee in the amount $447,000 (four hundred forty seven thousand) for modification to the membrane water plant and approved ...

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    Related Topix: Altus, OK