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Bel Air Elementary Principal Kelye Garcie (AKA Mother Goose) leads a parade of book characters through the school Tuesday. The event was part of “Drop Everything and Read Day,” which promotes the joy and importance of reading books. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
The Athens High School Varsity Choir earned the coveted “Sweepstakes” award Monday at the UIL concert and sightreading contest in Carthage. Varsity students received a superior rating from every single judge in both concert and sightreading. In addition, the treble choir earned a rating of 2 (“excellent”) in sightreading and 1 (“superior”) in concert. This marks the second time in three years the varsity choir has earned Sweepstakes at UIL. The choir is under the direction of Bridget Scott, who is in her second year. (Courtesy photo)
The Athens City Council discussed what to do with the old Henderson County Memorial Hospital property (405 Lindsey Lane) in executive session Monday night.
Although the council did not take any direct action after coming out from behind closed doors, there was definitely a consensus on what direction council members wanted to take. And while the City is still leaning towards housing, Mayor Jerry Don Vaught was very clear that they weren’t talking about low-income housing.
You weren’t imagining things if you thought there was a problem with the traffic lights around the square in Athens this past weekend. City officials said there was a mechanical issue that threw the lights out of sequence starting Friday afternoon.
A TxDOT crew was in Athens Monday to fix the issue. They weren’t the only folks from TxDOT in town, however.
At Monday’s City Council meeting, City Manager Philip Rodriguez told the council city staff met with state officials to discuss improving the traffic flow around the square using LED traffic lights to improve their visibility. No specific plan has been proposed as of yet, but Rodriguez told the council he would likely be presenting some suggestions at future council meetings.
Unlike ordinary incandescent bulbs, there is no filament. LED traffic signals use high-brightness LEDs connected together to build a cluster consisting of hundreds of LEDs. LED lights only produce light in the desired colors, such as red, yellow or green, making them ideal for traffic signals.
— Michael V. Hannigan
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Athens Director of Development Amy Williams has decided government work isn’t for her. After six months with the city, she has handed in her letter of resignation.
Williams had never worked in government before her current stint with the City of Athens and said she has learned that working in the public sector is not a good fit for her.
“I believe that there is a great team in place under your leadership,” she wrote in her resignation letter to City Manager Philip Rodriguez, “and there are great things to come if you and the City staff have the ability to steer the City in a positive direction.”
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