Blotter: Campaign sign stolen; man fishes up firearm
By Grant Ritchey | Sep. 23, 2020The weapon was a pellet gun and deputies took it in for evidence.
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Part II: How a barber rebuilt from nothing
By Grant Ritchey | Sep. 23, 2020From the desolated shop, Smart knew it was time to pick up the pieces and start again.
Pomeroy Sternwheel Regatta brings town to life
By Keri Johnson | Sep. 23, 2020The 30th annual festival runs Thursday through Saturday.
Weekender Briefs: Join OHIO for a virtual music show; visit the new Rural Action Thrift Store
By Isabel Nissley | Sep. 23, 2020Here’s what you can do this weekend in Athens.
Album Review: Conway the Machine complements his gritty sound with enthralling songwriting on 'From King to a God'
By Camden Gilreath | Sep. 23, 2020The Buffalo rapper adds a significant album to Griselda’s rapidly-growing catalog.
Fall commencement to be held online
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 23, 2020It will be streamed Saturday, Dec. 12.
Vanessa Bryant sues Los Angeles sheriff over leaked crash scene photos; OU students complain about COVID-19 testing logistics
By Madyson Lewellyn | Sep. 23, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter.
Football: Mid-American Conference presidents will vote Friday on fate of 2020 season
By J.L. Kirven | Sep. 23, 2020MAC presidents will vote on a six-game schedule.
Graduate Student Senate: First amendment of the year allows for fluidity between graduate student funds
By Bekah Bostick | Sep. 22, 2020Moving the funding around would allow for more funding to be given for research when conferences are not in the near future.
Brick City Records produces music, holds events virtually
By Lily Roby | Sep. 22, 2020Student-run organization-turned-capstone course Brick City Records has been adapting to a virtual curriculum.
Reading Revisited: All parents should teach their children to enjoy reading
By Anna Millar | Sep. 22, 2020Reading is neccesary to raise children who think critically.
Pop-up COVID-19 testing sites provide free testing, but city officials doubt the long-term viability of the method
By Lydia Colvin | Sep. 22, 2020Athens Mayor Steve Patterson has questioned the effectiveness of sporadic pop-up testing.
Students adjust to synchronous courses in various time zones
By Joe Timmerman | Sep. 22, 2020Students in places like California and Vietnam struggle to keep up with synchronous courses.
High School Football: For Colton Snyder, football is family
By Scott Thomas | Sep. 22, 2020The Snyder family is the loudest on and off the field.
Students report long wait times, confusion at COVID-19 testing locations
By Emma Skidmore | Sep. 22, 2020Students who were selected to be randomly tested tweeted criticisms about the operation.
Best hip-hop features from the past decade
By Joey Perkins | Sep. 22, 2020Yes, “Control” is on here.
How DatPiff, the free mixtape platform, changed hip-hop
By Camden Gilreath | Sep. 22, 2020Hip-hop as a genre needed a model like DatPiff’s to materialize in order to give the next generation of artists a chance.
Zendaya makes Emmy Award history; here’s what happened at Athens City Council
By Riley Runnells | Sep. 22, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter.
Campus political groups prep for the election amidst COVID-19
By Grant Ritchey | Sep. 21, 2020OUCR and OUCD rethink the 2020 election with COVID-19 in mind.
City Council: Areas rezoned for Athens Mold and Machine; possibility of trick-or-treating discussed
By Kyra Leckrone | Sep. 21, 2020Uptown Business Association Trick-or-Treat will not be happening this year, but trick-or-treating in residential neighborhoods will not be cancelled.
