What was once a 32-acre abandoned chicken processing plant is now taking root as a new recreational destination for Athens.
City leaders joined representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority, Athens Utilities, local and state officials and members of the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission this week to celebrate Alabama Arbor Week with a tree planting event at Sunrise Park on Pryor Street.
While Alabama Arbor Week is traditionally observed Feb. 22 to 28, officials extended the local celebration to March 2 to mark the occasion…