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The B&B Cafe
By Anne Adams From its establishment in the 1930s until it was destroyed by fire in 1989 the B&B Café was a community favorite – a place...
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Smokin on the Back Porch
By Anne Adams These days when inside public smoking is limited, we often see folks gathered outside offices or stores indulging their...
Bootlegger Crackup
Today you can get an "adult beverage" in area liquor stores, or imbibe in some local venues, but during Prohibition you usually got your...
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Viewing Athens through the Classified Ads By Anne Adams
Suppose it’s the early 1900s, you’re newly arrived in Athens, and you naturally wanted to become acquainted with your community and its...
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An East Texas Crime Wave? By Anne Adams
Had big time crime come to East Texas? Well, at first it seemed that way in the 1920s when there seemed to have been an outbreak of...
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So many challenges to our world today
This is not to scare you as a consumer but to make you aware of the harm that can come from speedily produced items: IE. Hand...
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Jess Sweeten’s Logic Solves the Case
At first glance it probably seemed like an ordinary case of suicide, but as many police officers do, renowned Henderson County Sheriff...
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Globe Department Store - THE Place to Shop in 1934!
by Anne Adams When you go shopping for clothing today you probably do so online, or you might go to a “Big Box” store but in the 1930s if...
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The Robinson Home Now Assists Children
By Anne Adams Over the last few years, there has been local concern that some of the older homes lining the main streets of Athens have...
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A State University at Athens?
By Anne Adams Did Athens ever miss being the home of a major state university? And how was an early Athens educator possibly involved?...
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Cowboy Royalty Comes to Athens
by Anne Adams It probably seemed like an ordinary evening in May 1953 at the Elmer Howard Service Station at the “Y” in Athens (Highways...
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A Bite to Eat at the B&B Cafe
by Anne Adams It was an Athens institution. From the time it was set up in the 1930s till a 1989 fire shut it down, the B&B Café was not...
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Early Memories of Athens
by Anne Adams The first school. The first church and what happened when it burned down. Early city politics. All of these and more were...
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Buster Brown Comes to Athens
by Anne Adams If you and your family have ever been to Disney World you’ve no doubt seen the various costumed characters who pose for...
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Catfish on the Flatbed
by Anne Adams It was a momentous day at an Athens area club in August 1947. This was because three club members were facing “impeachment”...
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Who's Jim Garrett and What are "Fancy Groceries"?
by Anne Adams You really can’t miss the sign on the side of the building on the Athens courthouse square. In tall letters it says “Jim...
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Any Upcoming Events We Should Know About?
With Spring 2020 bringing warmer temperatures and beautiful foilage, Athens will no doubt be welcoming visitors from across the state....
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Athens in 1884
by Anne Adams If you could travel back in time to Athens in 1884 what would it look like? That was the idea that Dr. Will Matthews used...
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Smokin' on the Back Porch
by Anne Adams Smokin' on the Back Porch By Anne Adams Today many offices, stores, and living spaces are smoke-free so smokers who want...
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Adventures in Editorials
by Anne Adams Today’s newspapers usually have editorial pages, and like the current Athens Review, typically feature local opinions such...
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