City of Athens, AL

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10/16: Fall Festival for Autism Families will have Marion and Washington St around the Square blocked from 2-8:30PM tomorrow 10/17 for bounce house and trunk or treat.

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10/13: Innovative Realty Solutions will celebrate their 10 Year Anniversary tomorrow. Market St between Clinton and Beaty St next to their office will be closed tomorrow 10/14 from 9AM-3:30PM to set up food trucks and other festivities for their anniversary.

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10/5: There is an outside fire off S Lindsay Lane near Compton Rd. According to Chief Hand, the road will be blocked off until the fire is contained.

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9/28: Sewer Dept will have Suffield Street closed today from Suffield to Washington St and Suffield to Schilling St for sewer main repair.

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9/25: Jiu Jitsu In The Streets will have Marion St, from Washington to Market, blocked off tonight from 5:00-10:00PM for their Jiu Jitsu Demo.

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9/22: Electric Dept is aware of scattered power outages in Clements area. Possibly due to severe weather in the area. Crews headed out now to resolve the issue.

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9/21: Street Dept will have Moyers Rd closed from west of Hine St to Grayson Carter Asphalt Plant for road repairs tomorrow, 9/22, from 8AM-2PM.

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9/17: Water Dept will close N Hine St from Crutcher St to Hayden St for water main repair. Water will also be off on Sandra Ln until repairs are completed.

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Sept 1:Pryor Street will be closed tomorrow, 9/2, from Boardwalk to the roundabout for tree removal. Crews will work around school traffic.

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Aug 31: Moyers Road, between Hines St and Lucas Ferry Rd, will be opened back up tonight. They will close again to make more repairs tomorrow morning.

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Aug 31: Moyers Road, between Hines Street and Lucas Ferry Road, will be closed today for road repair, according to Street Dept. Please use an alternate route.

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Aug. 31: East St between South & Lee streets closed today for tree removal.

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Aug. 26: Athens Utilities has reports of outages around East Limestone Rd areas: Crews will work on any storm-related power issues as quickly as they safely can

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8/25: CSX will close Sanderfer Rd all day next Tuesday 9/1 for track repairs. Closure starts 6AM, hoping to reopen late day. Plan alternate route if needed.

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8/25: 5th Ave between Market & Pine St will be closed Wed, 8/26 from 8AM-3PM, weather permitting. Closure begins after morning buses run & reopens before afternoon buses. Detour: Poplar St

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Aug 20: Water Services will have water off Friday, Aug 21, 8AM-3PM for valve replacements on Yarbough Rd, Compton Rd, East Brook Dr, Wenworth Dr, Knollwood Dr, Cypress Point Dr, South Haven Cir.

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Aug 14: House movers will move a home through Athens on Aug 24 at 9AM. Expect temporary street closures and delays on Market, Elm, US-31, SR-251, and Mooresville Rd.

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Aug 14: N. Beaty St (between Bryan St & Pryor St) in front of Founders Hall will be closed today from 2-5PM.

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Aug. 11: Water Services will close Hine St between Miller St and Plato Jones between 8 am -12 pm to renew water service.

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Aug. 7: Tractor Parade: Starts 10am at Rodeo Arena: Impacts Lucas Ferry, Washington, Marion, Pryor to Vets museum, Pryor, Hine, Market, Lucas Ferry to arena