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- Opinion · Dec 11, 2025Two More Warnings
going off at the Republican National Committee. If the November state elections and the Tennessee special congressional election were not enough, conservatives got two more warnings last night about … Meanwhile, about 700 miles north, Republicans narrowly lost a Georgia state House seat near Athens. President Trump won this district by 12 points last year, and the GOP candidate
- Opinion · Feb 8, 2013The Battle of Athens
there was a rebellion in McMinn County, Tennessee, that came to be known as the Battle of Athens. Frankly, I had never heard of it until recently. I guess … there was a rebellion in McMinn County, Tennessee, that came to be known as the Battle of Athens. Frankly, I had never heard of it until recently. I guess
- Alexander's Column · May 3, 2012The Battle of Athens (Tennessee)
during the War of 1812, most notably during the Battle of New Orleans. There was a group of lesser-known Tennessee Patriots, however, whose efforts to defend Liberty at home … quaint east Tennessee town of Athens (McMinn County), between Chattanooga and Knoxville. That fight became known as the Battle of Athens. Given the rigorous efforts by the current regime