Construction to begin on new Athens County Children’s Services facility
By Jack Solon | Apr. 24Athens Children’s Services is set to begin tearing down two of its four current buildings to construct a new, larger facility.
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Crowds 'Congo' into another fest weekend
By Drew Hoffmaster | Mar. 31Crowds gathered outside the houses along Congress Street on Friday to kick off the Congo Fest weekend.
New student-run publication brings fresh news to AHS
By Drew Hoffmaster | Mar. 18The Atomic Cougar Press Association is now roaming the halls of Athens High School.
School limits students' cell phone usage
By Avery St. George | Mar. 4Athens, Alexander, Belpre and Nelsonville school districts have all implemented a policy that involves limiting cell phone use.
School district's free lunch program faces threat
By Paige Fisher | Mar. 4Athens City Schools administration raises concerns about the disappearance of a program that provides district-wide free lunches.
OU hosts Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Competition
By Sydney Myers | Mar. 2Thirteen elementary and middle school students from Southeast Ohio gathered Saturday morning to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Competition.
Cool Digs protests construction, sidewalk blockage with funeral march
By Drew Hoffmaster | Mar. 2At 4 p.m., Athens’ locals, business owners, students and local business supporters gathered in front of the Athens County Courthouse for a New Orleans-style funeral march.
Tablertown People of Color Museum relocating, expanding
By Zoe Weyand | Feb. 25The Tablertown People of Color Museum, a museum currently in Stewart, Ohio, focused on local POC history, is moving to Tablertown, formerly Kilvert, and expanding.
Athens wins EPA award encouraging environmental excellence
By Zoe Weyand | Feb. 25Athens was recently awarded the 2024 Gold Level Encouraging Environmental Excellence in Communities Award for the city’s efforts in operating sustainably.
Avalanche Pizza donates meals to food insecure in Athens County
By Lilia Santeramo | Feb. 21The Pizza restaurant has been donating meals for 10 years as part of a mission to help Athens County residents in need.
Brown groundwater at Lostro Building raises concerns, city responds
By Finn Smith | Feb. 18Lostro building construction brought concern with residents regarding groundwater supply.
Hocking County Jail transforms into women's-only facility
By Finn Smith | Feb. 17The Hocking Correctional Facility is currently being repurposed to serve as a women’s-only jail and drug treatment center.
Athens City Commission on Disabilities announces meeting times
By Carolyn Lewis | Feb. 6The Athens City Commission on Disabilities announces meeting times for various public meetings.
Ohio schools prepare for ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’
By Mary Kate McNamee | Feb. 4Gov. Mike DeWine passed House Bill 8, commonly referred to as the ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill,’ affecting public school districts in Ohio.
Nelsonville charts course for charterless government
By Jack Solon | Feb. 4Nelsonville citizens voted to abolish its city charter of almost 30 years, a first in Ohio history.
