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  • Emergency cooling station at Athens Community Center

    Emergency cooling station at Athens Community Center

    Due to anticipated high temperatures, the Athens Community Center is being designated as an emergency cooling station beginning June 17-23.

  • Part of Herrold Avenue to be one-way only starting March 25

    Part of Herrold Avenue to be one-way only starting March 25

    Traffic on Herrold Avenue from Davison Court to West Union Street will be one direction to West Union beginning March 25. 

  • West Union Street project update

    West Union Street project update

    The 3-week outlook for the Athens West Union Street Improvements project will be as follows:  Access to local business entrances are open, with business open signs being installed.   Traffic is one way (eastbound) from the SR 56/682 Intersection at West Union to the O’Bleness Hospital Entrance. Herrold Avenue is open to two-way traffic for…

  • W. Union improvements changing location March 4

    W. Union improvements changing location March 4

    The West Union Infrastructure Improvements Project will enter Phase 2 on Monday, March 4. This work will require a new traffic pattern:  During construction, the business entrances will be maintained as best as possible. Small delays and short periods of inaccessibility should be expected as work is being completed. The City of Athens apologizes for…

  • Athens names new street for county’s first Black attorney

    Athens names new street for county’s first Black attorney

    The City of Athens will be hosting a street sign unveiling on February 29 at 10 a.m. to commemorate naming a new street after Athens County’s first Black attorney, Andrew Jackson Davison, and his wife, Eliza Brown Davison. Eliza is famous in her own right as cook for General George Custer during the Civil War.…

  • Athens city schedules cemetery cleanup

    Athens city schedules cemetery cleanup

    The City of Athens has scheduled a cleanup of the Union Street and West State Street cemeteries beginning March 15, 2024. Any plastic flowers, grave blankets, or temporary decorations not removed before March 15 will be thrown away. For more information, please call the Deputy Service Safety Director’s Office at 740-592-3340.