Athens NewsLocal news for Athens, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Athens Review, Athens, Texas- June 16, 2008 It was during a trip to the East Texas Arboretum that Cherie Foster Colburn got the idea.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/athens-review-athens-texas-2?fromrss=1 - They didn't have any right to take my family'- June 14, 2008 From her bed at East Texas Medical Center Athens, 76-year-old Evelyn Moffeit Rhoades weeps at the thought of going back to a lonely house.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/they-didnt-have-any-right-to-take-my-family?fr... New Athens fire chief kicking the tires, ready to fight fires- June 12, 2008 John McQueary assumed his position as the chief of the Athens Fire Department on Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/new-athens-fire-chief-kicking-the-tires-ready-... Numerous Cats, Dogs Taken from Athens Home- June 10, 2008 Camille Bruce and Celia Orr, from Dallas-based Kittico Cat Rescue, gather kittens from Bruce's garage on Sunday in Athens.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/numerous-cats-dogs-taken-from-athens-home?from... Woman dies in house fire- June 8, 2008 BREAKING NEWS: Woman dies in house fire An 80-year-old Gun Barrel City woman died early Friday morning in a house fire in the Spanish Shores subdivision.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/woman-dies-in-house-fire?fromrss=1 School district offering free meals this summer- June 6, 2008 Children in Athens can eat free breakfast and lunch thanks to the Athens Independent School District.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/school-district-offering-free-meals-this-summe... Teens booked after pursuit- June 4, 2008 The Athens Police Department is investigating an auto theft report that touched off a chase involving three teens.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/teens-booked-after-pursuit?fromrss=1 Athens Review, Athens, Texas- June 2, 2008 Bubba Hopkins, 18, of Spavinaw, Okla., earns the second spot of the 77th Annual Texas Fiddlers Contest and Reunion Grand Champion competition Friday on the Henderson County Courthouse square.http://www.topix.net/city/athens-tx/2008/06/athens-review-athens-texas?fromrss=1 |