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Coffee in hand, Athens? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Athens teachers now headed to a statewide honor
  • What led a judge to deny bond in the Athens High threat case?
  • Why an Athens native is suddenly back in the NFL

Also on today's calendar: 15th Annual Sippin' Cider Festival and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 60, low: 31.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 52 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Athens City Schools Foundation honors 2025 Teachers of the Year (enewscourier.com) — Athens City Schools has honored nine 2025 Teachers of the Year, with Athens Elementary’s Rebecca Gladney and Athens High’s Michael May chosen as district-level winners who will advance to the statewide competition. Educators were celebrated at a banquet at the Alabama Veterans Museum in Athens, where longtime foundation leader Marcia Day also received special recognition for decades of service.
   

• Bond denied for teen charged with making terrorist threats to Athens High School (whnt.com) — A Limestone County judge has ordered an 18-year-old held without bond after authorities say he made serious online threats targeting Athens High School students, staff, and officers. Investigators say the FBI tipped off Athens Police in June, prompting extra security at summer activities, and the case is now set for arraignment in April 2026.
   

• Athens native Phillip Rivers back in the NFL 5 years after retirement (hvilleblast.com) — An Athens native is suddenly back in the NFL: former All-Pro quarterback Phillip Rivers is reportedly joining the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad more than five years after his last snap. Rivers, now 44, has been coaching high school football in Alabama and was called as the Colts deal with major quarterback injuries.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My husband and I recently opened our own business and therefore I have had zero time to put up my Christmas decorations.
    I’m looking for someone trustworthy to put them up for me. It’s a fairly easy job I just literally have no time to do it. It won’t take more than a… (Nextdoor Cowart)
  • Sunday, I wrote a letter to the postmaster general (US) and said what’s been happening in Athens regarding our mail and that it’s been a week since we received any.
    The letter was forwarded to Athens postmaster. Yesterday, Monday, my husband brought home 7 days of mail! (Nextdoor Wauchula)
  • Tenneco Automotive posted a job opening for Quality Manager in Athens. Apply here.
  • Chocoladefabriken Lindt posted a job opening for Retail Sales Clerk - Full Time in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athens here.

🗞 Nearby News

Madison

  • Longtime members of Madison Hospital Wellness Center disappointed over closure announcement (whnt.com)
  • Madison police ask for donations for abandoned and abused puppy (waff.com)
  • Margaritaville hotel officially canceled, what's next for Town Madison? (waff.com)

Harvest

  • Funky charcuterie & month-old chicken: Madison County restaurant inspection scores for Dec. 1-5 (waaytv.com)

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