March 5, 2016 Mayor Ronnie wears many hats, and sometimes that means literally. Every year, he dons his borrowed Dr. Seuss hat and...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Storms, Safety, Spring, And The Shakes
Often times, Mayor Ronnie has come in so full from the weekend that it’s hard to confine all that is...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Taking Out The Trash, A Truly Deep Subject
The first time I ever interviewed Mayor Ronnie, it was in the old City Hall building, and I followed him...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Jimmie, Angela, and “Arise”
Monday the 18th had been a whirlwind of celebrations centered around Martin Luther King’s birthday. Sweet Home Church once again...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Gettin ‘Over Humps And Slumps In 2016
It was our first meeting of this Leap Year, and per usual, Mayor Ronnie nearly bounded into the room. I...
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Year In Review – What Makes Ronnie Roll
The City of Athens greeted 2015 with winter weather events that demonstrated the kindness of our employees and community. A...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: What Now? Part 1
Mayor Ronnie was fresh back from a week at the beach with his family, and got some much needed rest,...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Hanging On To The Holidays
The events in Paris were hanging over us as we began the interview, and we sighed for a moment as...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Firefighters, FEMA, And Festivities
When I met with Mayor Ronnie for this edition, I was treated to the additional presence of Acting Fire Chief...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: What It Means To Be A Cop In Athens-Limestone County
Anyone who has watched the news in the last year knows that our nation has been unfortunately embroiled in multiple...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The Constitution And Renewing The Intergenerational Pact
As sometimes happens, Mayor Ronnie had some thoughts and resources prepared for our appointment, and then, all of a sudden...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Balancing Budgets And Reducing Rates
I have only known a few people whose eyes dance when it’s budget time, and Mayor Ronnie is one of...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The Old Blue Suit
Recently Mayor Ronnie came across a story that underscores some qualities in our culture that have become, if you will...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: 4-3-2-1 Leadership—4 Expectations
The full title of this section of Gen Vinnie Boles book is 4 Expectations Teams Have Of Leaders, and while...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Daring To Develop Dreams
It is time for our kids to head back to school, and Mayor Ronnie was full of thoughts about the...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Steve, Vinnie, And Nick
It has been a whirlwind week. Mayor Ronnie was at the Electric Cities conference in Florida, and I was at...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: 4-3-2-1 Leadership-Trust And Transparency
George MacDonald made the following statement: “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” Mayor Ronnie looked at...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: 4-3-2-1 Leadership
Friday, June 12th, our town celebrated Flag Day at an annual gathering hosted by Athens State University, and Mayor Ronnie...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: NerdWallet, Niche.com, Nice!
Mayor Ronnie had had to re-schedule from our usual Monday “Mornings With Ronnie.” City of Athens Communications Specialist Holly Hollman...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Why Remember Memorial Day?
That is a question that one would perhaps expect from a generation that now looks at a picture of Adolph...
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