🌱 How a Thursday morning incident sent an Athens High SRO to hospital
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Thursday morning incident sent an Athens High SRO to hospital
Also on today's calendar: Limestone County Hiring Event and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 47.
- Sunday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Athens High SRO taken to hospital following student-teacher scuffle (whnt.com) — An Athens High School resource officer was treated and released from Athens-Limestone Hospital after being struck by a male student during a Thursday morning incident that began as a student-teacher scuffle. Athens Police responded quickly, no weapons were involved, and the student is now undergoing evaluation while the department continues its investigation. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Neighborhood Bridges-Ardmore 2026 Fundraiser Dinner & Silent Auction
Old South Clays, 27246 Wooley Springs Rd, Athens
5:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Spring Plant Sale
Athens, AL Calendar , Swan Creek Drive , Athens
8:00 am -
Athens, AL Historic Walking Tours
Athens, AL Calendar , 100 N. Beaty St. , Athens
10:00 am -
Limestone County Hiring Event
Alabama Veteran's Museum , 114 Pryor St W , Athens
2:00 pm -
IBN Biz Lunch - Athens AL
Eggs Up Grill , 22083 US-72 , Athens
12:00 pm -
IBN Biz Lunch – Athens AL
Eggs Up Grill , 22083 US-72 , Athens
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2026 Fridays After Five Concert Series
Athens, AL Calendar , 200 W. Washington St. , Athens -
Merchants Alley Happy Hour Music Series
Athens, AL Calendar , 107 N. Jefferson St. , Athens
5:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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East Lawrence Eagles vs Good Hope Raiders
East Lawrence High School , 55 Co Rd 370 , Trinity
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Can Play Adaptive Youth Basketball
City of Madison Calendar Madison, AL 35758
9:00 am -
Coach Jon's Shooting Clinic
Shoot 360 Huntsville , 115 Fld Vw Ln , Madison
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Healthy Kids Day at Hogan Family YMCA
City of Madison Calendar , 130 Park Square Lane , Madison
10:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Package misdelivered via USPS carrier today.
Notice says it was delivered at 5:15 pm on 4/15/26 in mailbox, but our packages were delivered earlier and this one wasn't there and cameras show no… (Nextdoor Pepper/Nick Davis) - So, after the freezes last winter, I wanted to make sure I know how to shut off my water if needed.
I checked out my water meter, but I don't see a shut-off valve (?). I know the old meter had one many years ago. How would I shut this off if I… (Nextdoor East Limestone)
- MS Companies posted a job opening for Quality Inspector (Entry Level) in Athens. Apply here.
- Athens State University posted a job opening for Open Rank - (Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure-Track or Professor of Practice) of Technology Management with emphasis in Aerospace Systems Management, Project Management, Operations Management, or related areas in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athens here.
🗞 Nearby News
Madison
- PREP ROUNDUP: Elkmont rallies for 12-11 win over Whitesburg Christian (enewscourier.com)
Harvest
- Labbe named Radio Personality of the Year in Alabama (themadisonrecord.com)
- 'We're off to see the students, the wonderful students of Madison Academy!' (whnt.com)
- Madison to hold 'Spring Clean Up Day', details America 250 events (themadisonrecord.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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