Month: January 2014

Cotton Patch coming to Athens

Cotton Patch

Athens is getting a Cotton Patch restaurant.

The long rumored restaurant was confirmed Wednesday on the Cotton Patch Facebook page. The company says it expects to open the store in the summer.

According to city officials, it will go up between Pizza Hut and Whataburger on SH 31.

The following is from the Cotton Patch Facebook page: “We’re Growing Cotton!! 2014 welcomes new locations in Greenville, Athens, Historic Downtown Grapevine, and a complete rebuild in Corsicana! Tell us where you’d like to see us #growingcotton next! For career opportunities, please visit http://www.cottonpatch.com/main/careers.htm.”

The First Baby of 2014

First baby web

By Toni Garrard Clay

On New Year’s Eve night, Amber Baker and her partner, Ryan Miller, sat around a bonfire with family to see the new year in. They turned in around 2 a.m., and when Amber woke the next morning, she realized she was in labor.

“They had been saying the night before, ‘You’re gonna have this baby.’ And I said, ‘No, no, no.’ Then it happened.”

Though she wasn’t due until Jan. 15, Emma Marie Miller was the first baby born at ETMC Athens in 2014. She arrived at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 1, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 20-and-a-half inches long.

“She’s a pretty baby,” said Amber only a few hours after the delivery. Emma is her first child. “It happened so fast, I haven’t really wrapped my head around it.” Continue reading “The First Baby of 2014”