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After a lengthy session of public comment and debate among commissioners, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission approved a plan for an expansion of the Firefly Trail in the area just outside Winterville at its voting meeting Tuesday night. The commission had to choose between three different design plans for a section of the trail. Option A, the plan commissioners approved in a 7-3 vote, is the shortest trail and closest to the Firefly Trail’s original design, which follows Athens�...

Insurance agent offers advice to homeowners experiencing damage from busted pipes Dont throw away sheetrock or other damage, one insurance agent told us, before meeting with an adjuster Author: Cristiana Ramos (12NewsNow), Kierra Sam (12News) Published: 7:04 PM CST February 17, 2021 Updated: 9:25 PM CST February 17, 2021 BEAUMONT, Texas — Many people affected by this weeks wicked winter weather are busy cleaning and figuring out how to make repa...

Athens-Clarke commission weighing high-density housing development The Athens-Clarke County Commission is expected to vote next Tuesday on a rezoning request to allow a high-density housing development on the Lexington Road corridor in east Athens. The project, a multifamily residential complex with commercial development fronting Lexington Road, drew a mixed reception from commissioners. During its monthly meeting Tuesday night, commissioners voted 8-2 to delay a decision on the rezoning unt...

Levi, Mary Allison Monday, January 18, 2021 Mary Levi Mary Allison Levi, known by all as Mamie, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 16, 2021.   She was the daughter of the late "Baby" Cummings and Joe Allison. She was preceded in death by her sister, Sandra Allison, and her beloved aunt, "Tootsie" Hood.   Mamie attended The Bright School, Girls Preparatory School, Saint Marys School, and graduated from Chattanooga High School.  She owned and operated Dolls and Guys...

office. but netanyahu is fighting for his political life this morning as polls show him and his likud party behind. the man who could replace him, the zionist union herzog. voters are dealing with a series of last-minute bids to sway support as they head to the polls. netanyahu is now vowing that there will not be a palestinian state as long as he is prime minister. that goes against what he said in his speech in 2009 and promises made to the united states. the move is seen as an attem...