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Welcome to Athens, Alabama.
Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967.
Athens is located in the center of Northern Alabama 15 miles from the Tennessee State line in historic Limestone County.
Courthouse Square, Athens on October 10, 2005
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Education is a source of pride in the community, with its award-winning public school system and Athens State University which has been in operation since the 1800's. With all the diversification Athens has to offer, no wonder Athens is truly a city of Southern Splendor.
Athens is the home of Browns Ferry nuclear plant, a Tennessee Valley Authority installation of 1974 that was once the world's largest nuclear plant and provides many jobs to the area and most of the electricity for the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area.
Athens' historic district has narrow, tree-lined avenues with many examples of antebellum architecture and is a nationally protected district. Many of these buildings can be seen on a self-guided Antebellum driving trail that takes you through Limestone County.
Athens is one of the oldest incorporated cities in the State of Alabama, having been incorporated one year prior to the state's admittal to the Union in 1819.
Athens was traditionally a cotton and railroad town, but since the local aerospace boom of the 1950's and 1960's it has increasingly entered the orbit of nearby industry center Huntsville as the area's cotton production has steadily declined.
Athens State University hosts Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, an annual bluegrass and crafts festival. Enthusiasts from all across America and even the far corners of the earth-United Kingdom and Australia-attend the festival. The event is held in October.
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Local daily news in Athens:
Athens women accused of writing fake prescriptions on stolen pads
Two women have been charged with possession of a forged instrument and possession of a controlled substance for allegedly writing fake prescription with a stolen prescription pads, an Athens Police official said.
Cash, drugs confiscated during bust
Two Limestone County drug agents along with the Madison County Drug Task Force arrested an Athens native on drug-trafficking charges, seized marijuana and cocaine worth at least $250,000 and confiscated more than $60,000 cash during a bust Tuesday.
Athens man arrested on drug charges
A man investigators called a drug kingpin is now behind bars after undercover agents busted a significant drug operation.
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Places of interest:
Elkmont, AL (9.7 miles), Decatur, AL (14.5 miles), Trinity, AL (15.1 miles), Harvest, AL (15.8 miles), Ardmore, AL (16.2 miles), Madison, AL (16.6 miles), Ardmore, TN (16.9 miles), Hillsboro, AL (18.3 miles).
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