Today is Groundhog Day.
Good morning. Here's what you need to know for Tuesday, Feb. 2 2016:
Groundhog Day is officially here.
Today in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil will reveal to the world if we will have six more weeks of winter or if spring will come early.
Regardless, we have just more than a month until Athens’ fest season kicks off on Mill Street.
Groundhogs can be cute. Especially ones that reside at Ohio University — but whatever you do, do not feed them. It could kill them, as we notably reported last fall.
On a brighter note, Groundhog Day is widely regarded as one of the funnier movies starring Bill Murray.
In honor of the holiday we’ll leave you with this quote from the film:
“This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.”
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Weather
Another warm day. High of 50 degrees. (Courtesy of Scalia Lab)
News
The local sheriff’s office is working to raise awareness of teen dating violence. (The Post)
The Athens code office director was fired yesterday. (The Post)
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The OU parking app seems to be glitching and resulting in people getting tickets. (The Post)
Scores and Game Times
The men’s basketball team has a big game tonight against Akron at home. We’ll be handing out special tabloid editions previewing the matchup.
Men’s basketball guard Jaaron Simmons was recently named MAC East Player of the Week.
You might also want to know …
The Iowa Caucuses were last night. (Forbes)
The Zika virus outbreak in South America seems to be worse than many originally believed. (Reuters)
For more global news, check out The New York Times' daily briefing.
Athens bar specials
Pawpurr’s Bar: Half-off drinks from 8-9 p.m.
The Pub: $1.50 domestic pints. $2.50 Long Islands
Red Brick Tavern: $1 well drinks and domestics from 6-9 p.m.
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