That is very strange.
Athens TN is a town of about 13,000 - 14,000.
Also the site of the Battle of Athens in 1946 when WWII veterans rebelled against their corrupt local government and fraudulent ELECTION, with armed force.
Only successful armed rebellion of gov't in USA.
https://web.archive.org/web/20100624094438/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1985/2/1985_2_72.shtml