The Limestone Lowdown
A podcast for the people of the City of Athens, and the surrounding Limestone County.
Episodes
55 episodes
When asking for the proper ID gets you fired. A conversation with Mr Martin.
Today on this special episode we talk with Mr Martin about getting fired from being a poll inspector for questing the validity of Mr Wahl's self made press badge and the person cost for doing what's right.
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42:23
It's too cold to pave but not spend. No new Subdivisions. Political season is starting to get Ruff.
Today we talk about the 1-20-26 County Commission meeting.
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22:24
Blight, Buds, and Bidders. 1-12-26 City Council Meeting.
In this episode, we talk about public nuisances, cheap city contracts, and the ever-growing cannabis conversation surrounding Red Clay Farmaceuticals. From properties, to bids that somehow always qualify as “responsible,” we ask the uncomfor...
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26:41
1.3 Cents at a time. Leadership Disservice. Food Trucks Loosing and Swimming in the Dark.
Today we talk about the December 22, 2025 City Council Meeting. Items including the 7.4 million to the developer of Hobby Lobby. New Food Truck Rules and A potential new City Swimming Pool.
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39:23
Clunkers and Cannabis, where logic goes to get annexed.
Today we talk about the 12-08-25 City council meeting. We also discuss Cannabis dispensaries, and why the county keeping punting on the annexation issue.
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30:35
The Athens Agenda: Livestreams, Bids, Grants, & District Expansion.
Talk we talk about the November 24- 2025 city council meeting.
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36:15
Neglected No More: Mrs. Diane Steele on Infrastructure, Equity, and Athens. Part 2
Part two of our sit-down with Mrs Steele.
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28:00
Neglected No More: Mrs Diane Steele on Infrastructure, Equity, and Athens.
Today the Lowdown welcomes special guest Mrs Diane Steele 2nd vice chair of the NAACP of Limestone County. We talk about Strain Road and other issues facing Limestone County.
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35:25
Leadership Lite: Same Taste, Zero Substance. Incompetent Rocks ?
Today we go over the 11-10-25 City Council meeting. We talk about the New food tuck regulations, multitude of city reappointments and incompetent rocks.
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28:26
Abated Appetite, Breadsticks and Backroom deals.
Today we talk about the 10-26-25 city council meeting. Items including the olive Garden tax abatement. Food truck rules, the city buying the old Trigreen building and lots of new zoning.
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38:24
When we get dumped. Asking for a full load of transparency, but we can't do that.
Amanda and Kellie go over more issues within Limestone County.
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32:04
Fiddling, Diddling, and Eating out. Answering emails, What's that all about?
Today we talk about the City Council meeting held on October 13, 2025.
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39:57
The Stand!! One Pastor's fight for a forgotten community!
In this episode we talk with special guest Pastor Cody Gilliam. We talk about the rock quarry in Belle Mina, how it has effected this community and efforts to fight back.
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45:08
Leadership or Dictatorship, its getting hard to tell the difference.
Today we talk about September 22,2025 city council meeting. Response to Leadership Alabama questions. Same faces on all the city boards and the lack on information on agenda items.
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42:59
Taxpayer Dollars, Questionable Choices, and the Case against Chris Seibert attending Leadership Alabama
Today we lay out the case against Seibert. And question why Seibert was chosen and why we the taxpayers of Athens are footing the bill.
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26:47
Smokestacks, train tracks, dust in the air, the mayor looks past us like we aren't even there.
Today we talk about the August 8, 2025 City Council meeting. Trees are easy to cut but communities are not so easy to repair. Those living by the tracks are the ones who will pay the price.
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46:03
The Man in the Arena. CC 7-24-25
Today we talk about the 7-24-25 City Council meeting and a few mother happenings within Limestone County.
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41:08
Cooperation, what is that ?
We talk about City and County issues with returning guest Mrs Kellie.
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29:14
City Council 8-11-25 to Pave or not to Pave
Today we talk about the 8-11-25 City council meeting. An anonymous letter leads to questions about the Rec center. We also discuss Wolfeco media and Paving projects.
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36:33
We may not be your cup of tea... but you're still sippin!
Today we talk about the Legislative Update hosted by the Limestone County Chamber of Commerce. Panel included state representatives from the local House and Senate districts. And we close with a discussion about some personal attacks and confid...
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