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Gibbs: Farm Heritage Days'​ Tractor Ride

7/22/2021

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Local Author Anna Gibbs' Shares Her Experience on the Piney Chapel American Farm Heritage Days'
​Tractor Ride

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Local author Anna Gibbs pictured with the late Buzz Estes, local historian and businessman, enjoy the Piney Chapel American Farm Heritage Days Tractor Ride on the Richard Martin Rails to Trails.
Guest Post by Anna Gibbs
Anna Gibbs is a local author who writes mystery books for young readers including The Mystery of the Lost Coin and The Mystery of the Healing Waters.  She has also written for the Athens News Courier on a variety of topics.  She is a life-long supporter of the American Girl Scouts from being a scout herself to being a co-leader of a troop.
When I was first told about the Piney Chapel American Farm Heritage Days' Tractor Ride I thought it would be more like a hayride. Then when I got there it was a tractor pulling little cars behind it with nice wooden bench seats and there were several of them like a train. It is an open air ride.

This ride takes you...

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2021 Mud Volleyball for a Cure

7/21/2021

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​2021 Mud Volleyball for a Cure Recap

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​​Hundreds of people played in the mud this past weekend to raise funds for a much-needed cause. 

The 4th Annual Mud Volleyball for a Cure tournament held at Swan Creek Park in Athens was a major success raising thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society. 

County for a Cure, Limestone County's Relay for Life team, hosts...

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Athens State: Vaya Space

7/21/2021

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VAYA SPACE SIGNS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP WITH ATHENS STATE

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Pictured L to R: Dr. Philip Way, President of Athens State University; Dr. Wayne McCain, Professor of Management of Technology at Athens State University; Jack Blood, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at VAYA Space; Robert Fabian, President of VAYA Space
​​Athens State University is pleased to announce a new learning partnership with VAYA Space, a hybrid rocket propulsion and SmallSat launch company leveraging advances in additive manufacturing to redefine the cost, performance, and safety of space access. A signing ceremony was held on campus to celebrate the agreement.
 
The agreement will create...

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