Southeast Ohio history book released for holidays
New publication Southeast Ohio: A Common Heritage profiles the region from Fort Gower Resolves of 1774 through Civil War, canal era and industrial growth. It features 124 pages of stories and vintage photos, with proceeds supporting local archives and history centers. It can be ordered online or purchased at multiple Ohio newspapers offices and bookstores.
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Ohio
Hocking River
Fort Gower
Roy Rogers
Memory Lane
Athens Messenger
Adams Publishing Group
Ohio Company of Associates
Joe Higgins
the Messenger
Athens Historical Society
Southeast Ohio History Center
Monica Nieporte
RPG Media of Ohio
Tom O'Grady
Southeast
Southeast Ohio
Athensmessenger.com
The
Messenger
Athens News
Logan Daily News
Circleville Herald
Perry County Tribune
Jackson County Times-Journal
Vinton County Courier
Pike County News Watchman
Little Professor Book Center
Athens
Athens approves free parking for Uptown for the Holidays
City council adopted an ordinance making parking in the Athens municipal garage free after 5 p.m. on Dec 1 8 and 15 and all day on Saturdays Dec 3 10 and 17 during Uptown for the Holidays events. Free parking runs with additional extended residential street 24 hour rule suspension Dec 12 through Jan 1.
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Athens Municipal
Athens Uptown Business Association
Uptown
Athens City Council
Athensgingerbread.com
Council
Six figure credit card scam targets Ohio inmates
Ohio State Highway Patrol probes a behind bars credit card scam moving deposits to inmate commissary accounts totaling up to 381000 dollars across 14 state prisons from early 2015 to mid 2016. About 123840 dollars withdrawn and sent to others by cashier’s checks. warrants reveal no limit on online deposits and possible charges of identity theft, misuse of credit cards and tampering with records.
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Ohio State Highway Patrol
Google
Franklin County
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Dispatch
Jim Woods
Today in Athens County History Thanksgiving through the years
A digest of Thanksgiving in Athens County as reported by The Athens Messenger from 1926 to 1996. Highlights include menus, Salvation Army meals for disadvantaged children, historic grocery prices, school programs, Dear Abby blessing, Messenger birthday notes, Mayflower studies, and a community turkey dinner serving about 200.
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Abraham Lincoln
Messenger
Athens County
Athens Messenger
Salvation Army
Colegrove
Middleport
the Messenger
James Ray
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Heavenly Father
Athens Mirror
Literacy Register
Archibald G. Brown
Trimble Elementary
Jacksonville
Betty Jo Parsley
Poston
Nelsonville
Pacific
United States
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Dixie Dinsmoor
Doris Mace
East State Street Recreation Center
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Federal Valley
Columbus Street
Starbrick Gallery
Santa Claus
Santa
Court Street
Navy
Elf
Randy Ludlow
ECON
Messenger File
the Athens Messenger
Johnson Road
Ona
Inland Press
Athen Messenger
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