Isabelle Manders
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Home & Garden
Elevate Your Holiday Lights with Athens’ ‘Electrical Elf’
Some people consider the days following Thanksgiving to be the official start of holiday decorating. Jonathan Ruhlen, an Athens resident, began working on his holiday light display nearly four months ago. The River Bottom Road display, which Ruhlen says attracts a few hundred onlookers each December, features 13,000 lights and…
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Education
Jackson County School System Adapts to Growing Student Populations
Due to significant population and economic growth, the Jackson County School System is looking at plans to expand and build new schools to alleviate overcrowding. At a called meeting on Sept. 16, the Jackson County Board of Education unanimously approved the general budget and millage rate for the current fiscal…