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Come, Sit a Spell: Patti Malone

3/15/2019

Come, Sit a Spell: Patti Malone - Plantation to Celebrated Singer

Celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial 2019 Theme: Our Stories

Patti Malone was born into slavery on The Cedars Plantation of Athens, Alabama. She often recalled the scars her mother had suffered while enduring the treatment of Dr. Malone, the plantation owner. Patti was forced to grow up in the care of an elderly woman as her mother was forced to work elsewhere on the plantation. However, this didn't set Patti on a path of pity but one of opportunity.

Come, Sit a Spell...
A Southerner's invitation to take a seat with them, relax, swap some stories, experience Southern hospitality, enjoy the slower pace of life, and live in the greatness unfolding around you.

Following the Civil War, Patti enrolled in the Trinity School, founded by the American Missionary Association, a school for the children of former slaves in nearby Athens. Her efforts to get an education didn't come without penalty, as many refused to employ the parents of the children being taught in the new school. It wasn't until Patti's mother negotiated with her former owner for her to be employed and be joined by Patti before and after school that the family was supported. It was the arrival of Mary Wells, Principal and gentlewoman who had help plant Trinity school that Patti began to exercise her singing ability.

After finishing her studies at Trinity, Patti moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where Miss Wells helped Patti become enrolled...

Come, Sit a Spell: Ludivine

3/15/2019

Come, Sit a Spell: Ludivine, the Unlikely Marathon Placing Pooch

Celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial 2019 Theme: Our Stories

Tucked in the hills of northern Limestone County Alabama is a tiny town that is rapidly ascending the chart of favorite destination in the Southeast. Elkmont is becoming a bustling burg of artisan goat cheese, good music, nature lovers, antique hunters and family-friendly fun seekers.

Come, Sit a Spell...
A Southerner's invitation to take a seat with them, relax, swap some stories, experience Southern hospitality, enjoy the slower pace of life, and live in the greatness unfolding around you.

Limestone Life devoted a cover to the lovable pooch and her adventure.

Elkmont has been home to a variety of races - Elkmont Lions Club Rails-to-Trails 10K, Bike MS: Ride to the Rocket, Alabama Backroads Spring Krusher to just name a few.

One of the most world-renowned races that happens in Elkmont is a fundraiser for Elkmont High School and Ardmore High School Cross-Country and Track teams. How this race became a worldwide headline, with a little help from a friend is our featured tale.

Archive Exhibit Tells TN River's History

12/17/2018

TENNESSEE RIVER IN LIMESTONE COUNTY FEATURED IN EXHIBIT
AT LIMESTONE COUNTY ARCHIVES

ATHENS, Ala. – In 1966, barges began landing on the same muddy Tennessee River bank in Limestone County where natives once fished and where a man named Brown once ferried passengers across the river, to unload supplies to build what at that time would be the world’s largest nuclear power plant, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

Photos from the Limestone County Archives collection of that building process from...

Athens Bicentennial Bash 11/17/2018

11/14/2018

Athens Throws Birthday Bash Nov 17th

November 17, 2018 is a grand day for the City of Athens Alabama as the community marks 200 years of history, heritage, tradition, people, and places.

Being the second oldest town (November 19, 1818), just one day behind the Town of Mooresville (November 18, 1818) and over a full year before Alabama (December 14, 1819) was granted existence as a statehood, Athens' celebration is burgeoning with civic pride and plans.

A full array of bicentennial events are planned ...

October 25th, 2018

10/25/2018

Athens First United Methodist Church Marks 200 Years in the Community

As the State of Alabama, City of Athens, Town of Mooresville and Limestone County mark their 200th Anniversary of establishment, they are joined by the Athens First United Methodist which will be celebrating 200 years of service to the community on...

Ardmore High Marks Centennial

8/16/2018

Ardmore High School Marks 100 Years During Crape Myrtle Festival

The town of Ardmore is in a unique position to be in two states, four counties, two town but still pull together as one community. One of the community's uniting forces is Ardmore High School and that cornerstone is preparing to mark its centennial on..

Jones Drug Co 100th

8/14/2018

Jones Drug Co. Marks 100 Years in Ardmore Community

Nestled into Ardmore Avenue is a cornerstone of the Ardmore Alabama/Tennessee fabric, Jones Drug Company. They are preparing to celebrate 100 years of business on ...

Alabama Forks CPCA 100th Anniversary

8/2/2018

Alabama Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (CPCA), Inc. Celebrates 100 years

Athens, Alabama July 25, 2018: Alabama Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (CPCA), Inc. announces upcoming centennial events. With its beginning as a school over 100 years ago, Alabama Fork CPCA has stood as a witness of God’s love and faithfulness. As we pause to reflect upon God’s blessings toward us, it is only fitting and proper that this milestone is celebrated. The public is invited to...

Sick Call - 65 Years

7/25/2018

Limestone County Radio Show 'Sick Call' Marks 65 Years

Nestled on the westside of AL-127 just north of Athens Alabama is a radio station, WKAC 1080 AM, that is now the home of a show called "Sick Call" that has been filling the airwaves for 65 years now. Many of the citizens of Limestone County Alabama make the program part of their daily regiment, as it airs every day but Sunday, tuning into to listen about their fellow citizens, local businesses, and events.

This early-bird morning show kicks off...

Kiddie Carnival Continues 50 Year Legacy As Community Cornerstone

7/24/2018

Athens Lions Club Kiddie Carnival 50 Year Legacy Includes New Rides for New Generations - UPDATED

For over 50 years, the Athens Lions Club has been serving the Limestone County Alabama community with their Summer seasonal attraction, the Athens-Lions Club Kiddie Carnival. Over the span of the last 50 years, the citizens of North Alabama and Southern Tennessee have come to enjoy the myriad of miniature carnival rides, concessions, bingo and most of all, making family memories at this cornerstone of the community that is ...