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Hendon Hooker To Speak At Athens Area Chamber Of Commerce Benefit

12/7/2023

The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce is very excited to announce that Hendon Hooker will be the speaker for our 17 th Annual Benefit on Saturday June 22, 2024. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the chamber at 423-745-0334 or visiting https://www.itickets.com/ register/new/476209 to order online. (click for more)

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Linda Moss Mines received the National Freedoms Foundation Award in a presentation at the Medal of Honor Heritage Center. She is shown with her family.

Lighting Of The Hixson Community Christmas Tree Kicks Off Holiday Season

12/6/2023

The rain did not damper spirits this past Saturday night as the Friends of Hixson and the Hixson Kiwanis welcomed the holiday season with the annual Hixson Community Christmas Tree lighting at Clear Creek Church of Christ. A large crowd was entertained by the Hixson High School band, choir and strings orchestra, playing Holiday tunes ... (click for more)

Jerry Summers: Last Words Of “The Great Orator”

12/7/2023

Everything that can be said about the “Scopes Monkey Trial” in Dayton, Tn., in the summer of 1925 in the legal religious battle between atheist trial lawyer Clarence Darrow and three times unsuccessful presidential candidate and defender of the religious theory of evolution of man from a supreme deity, William Jennings Bryan, has probably ... (click for more)

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Upcoming Road Closings Announced, Including Frazier Avenue Temporary Pattern

12/6/2023

Here are upcoming road closings: Cherokee Boulevard / River Street Facade work on the Bridgeview Apartments is requiring the following closures or restrictions from ... more

Rhyme N Chatt Hosts Annual Book Launch And Fundraiser Sunday

12/6/2023

Did You Know? Veneer

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'Pawsitively Fabulous' Shopping Event To Benefit HES Set Thursday

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City Council Meetings Should Be At A Set Time

12/6/2023

After attending a few City Council meetings I would like to commend our council on their decorum and desire to improve our city. Some things that I noticed surrounding the weekly meetings are how difficult it is to gauge when the actual public rebuttal portion begins. These meetings should be at a set time every week, not randomly occurring when agendas and breaks happen to allow for it. After-all, this portion of the meetings are for the citizens, not for the council members. Please ... more

Jerry Summers: Go Greyhound Via Wildwood

12/6/2023

Smart Development In Soddy Daisy

12/6/2023

Keep Our Seniors Safe

12/6/2023

Frazier Avenue Redesign Sends Mixed Messages

12/6/2023

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Struggling Lady Vols Lose To Middle Tennessee By 11

12/7/2023

Junior Karoline Striplin poured in a career-high 29 points in her home state, but it wasn't enough to overcome a sharp-shooting Middle Tennessee squad that went 12 of 24 from behind the arc Wednesday night in toppling the Lady Vols inside Propst Arena at Von Braun Center, 73-62. Striplin was the high scorer for Tennessee (4-5), and fifth-year senior Jasmine Powell and senior Destinee Wells were also top contributors with nine and eight points, respectively. Middle Tennessee (7-3) ... more