As the holiday season approaches, Limestone County will soon come alive with the sparkle of lights in historic downtown ...

The busy retail area where Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 72 meet is set to grow some more, after the Athens City Council recently signed off on what’s soon to become the city’s first Olive Garden ...

Just ahead of Veterans Day, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is making the Athens State campus its temporary home.  The Wall That Heals, an impressively-scaled memorial ...

Athens High School (AHS) students whose career eyes look skyward got a unique opportunity to glimpse the many job ...

The Athens City Council welcomed two new members this week at a swearing ceremony that officially marked the start of a new ...

My hometown is Kingston, Tennessee. How many years have you been a teacher? I have been in education for 5 years. How many years have you been with Athens City Schools? I have been with Athens City ...

Playoff football has officially arrived. Two teams in The News Courier’s coverage area qualified for the postseason and will ...

A local jury has convicted an Athens man of multiple drug and firearm-related offenses in Limestone County Circuit Court. Jeffery Dewayne Madry, 37, of Athens was found this week of trafficking ...

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced this week that its Driver License Division will relocate the Limestone County Driver License Office to a larger, more accessible facility inside the ...

Area seniors who rely on public transportation services will enjoy an upgrade to their current ride, thanks to the addition of a new 14-passenger bus that will serve Limestone County’s Council on ...