Athens City Council, like some local anti-fracking advocates, thinks the disposal of fracking waste could have led to the recent 3.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Athens County last month.
Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl and Athens County Commissioner Chris Chmiel want to pursue renewable resources, but it could cause the city more hassle than it’s worth.
Athens City Council members Monday, in the process of making more than a $200,000 payment on an almost-two-year-old fire truck, made it clear: The city desperately needed a new ladder, and it has been worth the money.
Athens City Council’s Planning and Development Committee began discussion on the demolition of a 120-year-old house located at 667 E. State St. at its Oct. 28 meeting. The house, which Mayor Paul Wiehl said once housed a family of Hurricane Katrina survivors, was built in 1893 and remodeled in 1988.
Voters in the city of Athens, and in the county as a whole, largely voted for government electric aggregation Tuesday night, and residents can expect to see changes in their electric bills as early as six months from now.
For some Nelsonville business owners, it has been business as usual, but others are suffering since the opening of the Nelsonville Bypass on Oct. 1.
At Monday night’s Athens City Council meeting, the Athens Farmers Market held a presentation to request a permanent place for their business.
With large-scale murals along concrete walls underneath the Oxbow Bridge, one might find the walk from Baker University Center to West Green a little more interesting.
Athens City Council adopted a fringe benefits package for non-union city workers Monday, including police, fire fighters and maintenance workers.
Solutions by The State News