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TBI investigating deaths of two people found in Athens, Tennessee
ATHENS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating after two people were found dead Sunday at a home in Athens, Tennessee. At the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett, TBI special agents are investigating the deaths of Mary Libbey, 72, and Willis Libbey, 74, who were found in the 100 block of County Road 654.
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Man out of prison one day before parents found dead faces new charges
ATHENS, Tenn. (WTVC) — A man released from state prison one day before his parents were found stabbed to death in their Athens home is now facing additional charges after allegedly assaulting officers while in custody. According to a Tennessee Department of Safety report, Timothy Paul Libbey was involved...
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This Hidden Tennessee Rail Trail Offers 5.6 Miles Of Shady Paths Without Steep Climbs
Old railroad posts still stand along this path, painted white and square, like the trains never got the memo. Mileage signs nearby ask you to find chirping crickets and wildflowers. I have to admit, that sounds like a scavenger hunt I’d actually enjoy. The route follows a railroad bed...
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Etowah Girls Win First National Raider Title; Boys Also Take First
Etowah High School’s girls have won their first national All-Service Raider championship, joining the boys in bringing home a title for the school’s Air Force JROTC program. The boys won for the fourth time in five years. Cherokee High School’s girls finished third overall, their strongest result yet,...
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Athens officials open new park beside library, dub it Oostanaula Commons
A park sponsored by both the City of Athens and Mayfield Dairy Farms is now open to the public. Work has been ongoing to the area beside E.G. Fisher Public Library on Ingleside Avenue in Athens and city officials recently held a ribbon cutting for the new area. Officials dubbed Oostanaula Commons, it features a walking trail and signage informing people of the importance of dairy. Athens Public Works Director Ben Burchfield noted that this has been a “coordinated effort” between the city and Mayfield to create the new area. “I said, ‘man, if we could talk to Mayfield and get them to buy in to doing a project on those five acres, that’d be such a cool project. I wonder if we could do it?’ And we did it,” Burchfield said. Burchfield added that this project isn’t just about giving the community a nice area to spend time in, though it does that. He noted it also helps the city’s stormwater situation as well. “Stormwater is a thing we think about every single day,” he said. “A lot of people think about the built environment — you think about pipes, ditches, boring stuff that’s really not exciting. When you
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Over 30 Teams Pack Athens Regional Park Turf Fields For Weekend Baseball Tournament
More than 30 teams are taking part in a weekend baseball tournament at Athens Regional Park in Athens, Tennessee. The city’s announcement said the games are being played on the park’s turf fields. The city said the tournament was underway in a post shared on Sunday by City...