Athens Little League team heads to Baton Rouge for Rec All-Stars World Series
An Athens Little League team is set to represent North Alabama at the Rec All-Stars World Series in Baton Rouge later this month.
Jul 2, 2026Open source
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Athens, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Limestone. Associated ZIP codes: 35611, 35612, 35613, 35614.
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Seniors compete in Olympic-style games in Athens
Seniors across North Alabama gathered in Athens to compete in the Olympics, or something close to it.
Jun 14, 2026Open source
Pedestrian killed in Limestone Count wreck
Alabama State Troopers are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed near Athens on Saturday.
May 4, 2026Open source
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Alabama Crushes LSU, Georgia Dominates Ole Miss in SEC
Alabama beats LSU 31-13 to bolster its CFP case, while Georgia crushes Ole Miss 42-0. Both teams now appear headed for an SEC Championship Game showdown.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded
After President Donald Trump pressed Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP keep its U.S. House majority, Northeastern political scientis...
Nov 10, 2026Open source
Were celebrities a distraction for LSU in Alabama loss? Here’s why Lane Kiffin doesn’t think so.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe the appearance of celebrities, like Kevin Costner, distracted the Tigers in their loss to Alabama.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Athens is in Limestone County, Alabama.
Region: North Alabama
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35611, 35612, 35613, 35614
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Alabama Crushes LSU, Georgia Dominates Ole Miss in SEC
Alabama beats LSU 31-13 to bolster its CFP case, while Georgia crushes Ole Miss 42-0. Both teams now appear headed for an SEC Championship Game showdown.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded
After President Donald Trump pressed Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP keep its U.S. House majority, Northeastern political scientis...
Nov 10, 2026Open source
Were celebrities a distraction for LSU in Alabama loss? Here’s why Lane Kiffin doesn’t think so.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe the appearance of celebrities, like Kevin Costner, distracted the Tigers in their loss to Alabama.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Athens, the seat of Limestone County, stands on former Chickasaw land; settlers from Tennessee began moving in during the first decade of the 1800s, and the Chickasaw ceded the area by about 1816. In 1818 land speculators including John Coffee, Robert Beaty and John D. Carroll bought 160 acres and began selling lots. First called Athenson, the town was incorporated as Athens on November 19, 1818, a year before statehood, and on March 22, 1819, it was made the seat of the new Limestone County. Its first mayor, Samuel Tanner, gave his name to nearby Tanner. The area was home to Alabama's first two governors, the brothers William Wyatt Bibb and Thomas Bibb.
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In 1822 residents built the Athens Female Academy, later Athens Female College and Athens College, now Athens State University. On May 2, 1862, Union troops under Colonel John Basil Turchin seized the town; Turchin reportedly told his men he would shut his eyes for two hours, and while he was away they ransacked Athens. He was later court-martialed. After the war Mary Fletcher Wells founded the Trinity School for the children of freed people, funded by the American Missionary Association. Athens was the home of Governor George S. Houston, Alabama's first Democratic governor after Reconstruction, who served from 1874 to 1878. Sources Wikipedia: Athens, Alabama
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34.8036040, -86.9707330
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6:15 PM America/Chicago
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Limestone County
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