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By: Leigh Patterson It’s finally time to welcome in a new year. I am afraid 2020 is not a year that many of us will look back upon fondly. This past year has presented its own set of challenges. These challenges have affected our lives day by day. Some days it felt as if we...

By: Leigh Patterson Once a year, KALB participates in Keep America Beautiful’s Litter Index Survey. We travel four stretches of roadway in each of Limestone County’s four commission districts, and each of Athens City’s five council districts. We then score these according to the amount of litt .....

By: Leigh Patterson The holiday season is here. It’s a time when we enjoy being with our families, and it is also a time for cooking, cooking, and more cooking! I personally look forward to Thanksgiving each year and the yummy food that goes along with it. With holiday cooking being just around th .....

By: Leigh Patterson It seems that 2020 has not been a year with much to celebrate, but that will not stop the Athens-Limestone Recycling Center from celebrating this month! The Recycling Center’s 40th Anniversary is this year, and in conjunction with America Recycles Day, we are planning a special .....

By: Leigh Patterson On behalf of the Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful Commission and staff, I would like to say a heartfelt, “Thank You,” to our community for the support that we have continued to receive throughout this very difficult and unprecedented year. I have mentioned over and over in pre .....

By: Leigh Patterson When strolling through downtown Athens, you may have admired the beautiful flowering pots on the sidewalks around the Square. Or, as you are driving on Highway 72 and exiting onto Clinton Street, you may have noticed the festive fall display at the triangle. These spots of beauty .....

By: Leigh Patterson Yes, I said spring events. As we all know, 2020 has been one wild ride, and quite frankly, I am ready to get off! Here at Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful, we have had to twist around, push forward, and rethink our whole calendar of projects, programs, and events for this year, as .....

By: Lynne Hart We at KALB understand that to appreciate and value the natural world it must be experienced. Looking at a flower from a distance is not the same as getting up close and seeing the detail. Seeing wildlife in their natural habitat is much more exciting than seeing a picture. Nature is t .....

By: Lynne Hart Just like every other business and organization across the country, our best laid plans have been disrupted by the stay-at-home and safer-at-home orders. And like most everyone else, we are working around these obstacles and testing our flexibility. Earth Day & Outdoor EXPO One o .....

By: Lynne Hart On Saturday, March 14, KALB held our annual Trash Attack and Waterway Cleanup. It was a drizzly morning and people were talking about the possibility of the novel coronavirus becoming a pandemic. It would be the last gathering KALB would have this spring. The very next week, everythin .....