By Anne Adams The excitement started on a Monday afternoon in February 1936 when Lee Castleberry and Wymon Allsup broke out of the...

By Anne Adams Snowfall is rare in Henderson County so when it does happen naturally people talk about it and then it automatically brings...

By Anne Adams East Tyler Street has long been the location of many fine homes of prominent Athens residents, which is probably natural...

By Anne Adams We often see costumed mascot figures today either in person or in the media and know they’re usually characters from...

By Anne Adams "Oh! Dear, I'm so tired!" So moaned the woman in the advertisement in the 1901 Athens Review as she reclined on her couch...

By Anne Adams Today we shop for clothing or other personal items at a local big box store,  maybe at a smaller locally-owned shop or also...

By Anne Adams If you were a merchant in Athens in 1901 and you obstructed the sidewalk with a cotton bale you could be fined $25. Or if...

by Anne Adams Listed in the 1904 Athens City Directory, besides the names and addresses of city residents, there were also numerous...

By Anne Adams Suppose you lived in Athens about a hundred years ago, and you sought something unique in the way of entertainment?  Today...

by Anne Adams We see the name all over Athens – on maps, on buildings or in print and it all identifies us as living in Henderson County....

By Anne Adams In appearance it’s an antique chest of drawers, the four wide drawers opened with carved pulls, and there were two smaller...

Curious to see which groups are doing something unique or extraordinary in Athens? Check out the Who's Doing What and Why section of our...

By Anne Adams The circumstances seemed clear. There was a scene of a scuffle, traces of blood on leaves and tufts of hair on bushes, and...

Just a reminder that if you're looking for something exciting to do in Athens, check out the Hot Ticket Events that appear on our...

Athens is famous for many different things. Perhaps you've heard of a few such as our being The Home of the Hamburger and The Black-Eyed...

Do you have an upcoming event that we can help advertise to our guests? Please consider adding https://www.facebook.com/athenscommunityc...

Last night, I received an email through www.athenscommunityconnection.com from a young woman who has just moved to Athens from Florida....

With first-time donor retention rates at just 22%, nonprofits aren't just challenged with donor acquisition, but cultivation. The...

Need help in soliciting/maintaining donors for YOUR local non-profit? Here are a few ideas that may prove to be very valuable to you!!

I don’t have school-aged children at home so I didn’t realize that school starts back TOMORROW in Athens. Not only that, kids will now...