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Clayton Homes to bring 240 jobs to Athens

Athens Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Lisa Denton explains what Clayton Homes has in store for Athens Friday afternoon. (Michael V. Hannigan/HCN)

By Michael V. Hannigan

Manufacturing jobs are coming to Athens.

Clayton Homes has purchased an empty 155,000 square-foot building on State Highway 31 West for building manufactured homes, according to Athens Economic Development Executive Director Lisa Denton.

Denton said Clayton Homes intends to invest nearly $6.5 million in the location, including plans for an additional 40,000 square feet, and will build top of the line double-wides there.

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CCL Chamber Citizen of the Year

Congratulations to this year’s Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year (and President’s Hall of Fame!) Jim Thompson. He was presented both awards at tonight’s banquet and is pictured with Chamber President Jo Ann Hanstrom.

Athens resident raises $66,000-plus in Kickstarter campaign

Special to Henderson County Now

When Athens resident Matt Cleaver first saw his brother’s invention, he laughed out loud.

“When he showed it to me I instantly knew that he had a great idea on his hands,” said Cleaver.

His brother Drew came up with a new design for the traditional clothes hanger while trying to create more space in his college dorm room. By lowering the hook, the hangers raise up and create more space underneath the clothes. In an average master bedroom closet, this creates eleven cubic feet of new space, enough room to fit forty-eight shoeboxes.

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Ribbon cutting for El Arroyo

The Athens Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the restaurant El Arroyo Tuesday. The “Modern Mex-Kitchen” is located at 416 S. Palestine Street in Athens. Phone: 903-292-5279. (Photo via Athens Chamber Facebook page)

McDonald’s Day has arrived for Malakoff

The newly built Malakoff McDonald’s will open 5 a.m. Thursday, March 10. The interior design is called “Wood and Stone” and includes some really unique features like a leather couch and stone bar stools.