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Alabama Economy Aided By ‘Thriving’ Forestry Industry

An Athens company was one of dozens that directly benefited from the state’s forestry industry in 2016, officials announced recently. Triad Packaging Co. announced it would hire seven employees as part of a $1.456 million expansion of its Durham Drive...

Georgia Gunman Hijacks Log Truck In Rampage

Written By: DK Knight Haley Hill, 23, died at Athens Regional Medical Center in Georgia after being removed from life support systems last week, Oglethorpe County Sheriff Mike Smith said Thursday (August 27). She had been hospitalized since Monday, after she was...

Tree Giveaway For Alabama Tornado Victims

On a cold February morning in Athens, dozens of volunteers handed out hundreds of trees. The group, Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful, hopes to help with the rebuilding process from the April 27, 2011 tornadoes. Boxes of trees from the Alabama Forestry Commission will...