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In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the old Evans Home at 214 E. College St., Tarry Title is hosting a grand opening from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on

By Rich Flowers rflowers@athensreview.com Jan 31, 2021 1 of 2 Athens lost two men this month, eight days apart, who grew up in different directions from the city but became Athens community leaders for decades and forces in their chosen professions. Friends and colleagues remember Melvin Bateman and Harold Smitson for their extraordinary gifts which they used for the betterment of the home they each adopted in the early 1970s. Bateman Melvin Gray Bateman, Jr....