Hocking Hills Garment Center weaves jobs, sustainability into Southeast Ohio
By Maggie Amacher and Emily Stokes | Feb. 20Athens native opens Hocking Hills Garment Center, creating jobs through SAOP and promoting sustainable manufacturing.
Athens native opens Hocking Hills Garment Center, creating jobs through SAOP and promoting sustainable manufacturing.
OUPD received a report of a man in dark clothing and a ski mask with a knife, last seen running from Ewing House.
Local law enforcement responds to vehicle accidents, neighbor disputes and suspicious calls from a haunted house.
Ohio University is in the process of removing its blue light emergency phones across campus, sparking a conversation about the future of safety on campus.
An Athens City ordinance, which took effect on Jan. 1, prohibits local businesses within Athens City limits from providing single-use plastic bags. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against the city on Dec. 27, 2023, arguing that the ban was unconstitutional under the Ohio Revised Code and demanding enforcement be stopped.
The suspected shooter who fired shots at former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Saturday night has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
A roof collapsed at The Ridges in 2019. The Athens community expressed concerns on an Instagram post from April about the collapse.
A small fire from a fan has Alden Library’s third floor closed for cleanup. While part of the floor will be closed, sections of it will remain open including the CoLab and the Friends of the Libraries Room.
United States Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a study on a portion of the Hocking River which runs through Athens.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources has plans to test water in the eastern part of Athens County for possible contamination.