NEWS

Farm-City Day

The rural life was on display Thursday as roughly 450 fourth-graders from across McMinn County attended Farm Bureau Farm Day at Mayfield Farm and Nursery. MORE

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Need a job? Storm Copper growth requires new workers

DECATUR - Storm Copper Components, Co. has expanded its production capabilities and, as a result, is seeking to hire new employees.

One hired, two laid off in Niota
NIOTA - A new company was hired and two employees let go by the Niota City Commission during a called meeting Thursday evening.
18 valedictorians among 331 McMinn graduates
Eighteen valedictorians are among the 331 graduating seniors who will cross the stage during McMinn County High School's commencement ceremony Saturday morning.
College plans for Central's top grads
The following information about the future plans of McMinn Central High School's valedictorians and salutatorians was not available in time to be included in Thursday's graduation article in The Daily Post-Athenian:
McMinn Senior Activity Center Friday night dance a real 'hit!'
Last Friday night's dance at the McMinn Senior Activities Center is one that won't be forgotten anytime soon.

Columnists

Relay For Life raises dollars & lots of hope
Whether you have been personally affected by cancer or not, chances are you know someone who has. It's a frightening disease, but researchers have made great strides over the years in finding ways to fight it - and are working every day to find the cure.
Comfort in a cowboy kind of way
I have recently done something new in my life that I never really thought I would - buy a pair of "cowboy boots." The term, originally designated to cover those items of footwear that cowboys and cowgirls work in is now more politically correctly called "western boots."
To the Editor: Raising city taxes wrong way to fund government
It is with deep concern that I write this response to the article that was in The DPA on Tuesday's front page headlined, "Wrong way to go on Athens budget." The issue concerned the 2013-2014 Athens city budget which will have approximately a $350,000 revenue deficit with additional wage increases added for city workers (which, in my opinion, should be added).
Graduation not an end: It's the start to new life
It’s graduation weekend for seniors at McMinn, Central and Meigs High schools. That means cameras will snap, parents will grin and/or sigh and beach balls will sail. One thing the pomp and ceremony of graduation day does is reinforce that students in the Class of 2013 are poised to start a whole new chapter of their lives – that what lies ahead can be different from what, with a flip of a tassel, they’re leaving behind. Some will choose to get more education, whether in a two- or four-year school or an apprentice program, because the choice jobs will demand it. Others are looking to join the workforce and begin professional careers.
Yesterday in Etowah: Many memories of Etowah High School
Our group that meets daily at the Georgia Avenue City Hall Annex began to discuss various and sundry items that happened in Etowah. Some were unusual, some strange, some tragic and some funny.

Business News

Athens Federal's Castor promotes financial literacy
Athens Federal Community Bank financial analyst and community reinvestment act officer Amy Jo Castor was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Tennessee Bankers Association's EverFi Banker of the Year award at a ceremony during the TBA's Leadership Convention on April 22.
Joe Guy nominated for American Legion award
Americans in recent years have experienced an unprecedented crime wave which has permeated all states and neighborhoods in our country.
Mayfield earns inaugural award from Dean Foods
The Mayfield Dairy ice cream plant has earned another award, this time from its parent company.
Mayfield was presented with the Dean Foods Excellence in Quality Award in the first year this achievement has been given out.
More Business News
ARMC Rehab Center joins national registry
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Athens Regional Medical Center is recently announced its participation in the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.

Community News

Arnwine celebrates 15th year
Greater Deliverance Ministries will celebrate the 15-year pastoral anniversary of Angela Arnwine on Sunday, May 19, at 11 a.m., with guest speaker, the Rev. Judy Simmons, associate pastor at Bazeltown Missionary Baptist Church in Harriman.
Religion News - May 17
Be an artist at the Etowah Area Senior Center
We are proud to announce that our director, Donna Janzen, has returned to work on a part-time basis. She is happy to be back and, likewise, we are pleased to have her presence each day.
If you don't plan ahead, you may get left behind
Greetings and salutations, everybody. Congratulations on slowly creeping out of our "blackberry winter." Which, of course, was preceded by our "dogwood winter."
Evangelist and mentor to speak Sunday in Athens
Freedman Chapel will hold its annual Women's Day on Sunday, May 12, at 11 a.m., with guest speaker, Minister Antoinette Miles.

Education News

Military News

Military News
Hall completes Army training
Military News
Military News - April 12
Military News 1 - March 1
Military News 2 - March 1

Police Reports

Police Reports
The following information was gathered solely from police and jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction and guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.
Police Reports
The following information was gathered solely from police and jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction and guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.
Police Reports
The following information was gathered solely from police and jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction and guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.
Police Reports
The following information was gathered solely from police and jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction and guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.
Meigs Police Reports
The following information was gathered solely from police and jail records. Not every arrest leads to a conviction, and guilt or innocence is determined through the court system.

SoundOff

Readers say two front page stories 'worthless'
Reader input into the "Sound Off" column picked back up to the normal volume over the past week, with several of you offering expressions of thanks for acts of kindness and charity.
Readers take a vacation from 'Sound Off'
We received the fewest comments over the past week since "Sound Off" column began some 20 years ago. Only seven calls and two emails (one of which did not meet our guidelines) came into the office.
Caller appreciates his comment resulted in action
A recent call to the "Sound Off" line paid off in the results the reader was hoping and praised those officials for noticing and addressing the problem. Two of The DPA's local columnists received praise and several readers passed along expressions of thanks and praise for several people and agencies in the community.
Readers call on 2 Niota commissioners to resign
Several readers were all singing the same tune this week as they called on two of Niota's city commissioners to resign from their elected positions in light of the town's insurance and financial problems.
Reader has change of heart about police officers
Receiving a traffic ticket from an Athens Police officer angered one reader to the point he verbally lashed out at the officer who cited him. But he had a change of heart about police officers after reading newspaper accounts of the rescue of crash victims who were trapped inside the car in the Oostanaula Creek and the resolution to the hostage standoff at a convenience store this week. Realizing the depth of their responsibilities and the dangers police officers face, the reader offers his apologies to the APD today.