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The community of Bedward Gardens in St Andrew is still reeling from a triple murder that jolted residents in the wee hours of Saturday, April 30. Two weeks after the incident, residents told the...
As Athens lights up for the holiday season, here are 10 places in the area to be surrounded by dazzling lights this Christmas.
By Charlene Belew The Duncan Banner Mar 31, 2021 -- Updated story, 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 -- Police apprehended an escaped convict with ties to Stephens County in Wichita Falls, Texas on Wednesday afternoon following a manhunt that began Tuesday evening near McAlester, Oklahoma, according to a report from The Davis News. The convict, Preston Whittington, of Comanche, escaped in the early hours of Wednesday, March 31 from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester, Oklahoma. Whittington is serving time after being incarcerated on charges of kidnapping, second degree...
Chris Starrs Christmas has often been referred to as “The Season of Light” and nobody takes that more seriously than Athens’ Jonathan Ruhlen. The River Bottom Road resident – known at this time of year as the Electrical Elf — and his family have perhaps one of the city’s most unique holiday displays, a revue that features several songs and more synchronized lights than can almost be imagined. “It brings so much joy to the kids and the neighborhood and it’s just a lot of fun to do,” said Ruhlen, who started lighting up the neighborhood in 2017. “As the Electrical Elf al...