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City vehicle collides with building; water break ices Terrace Drive
This past weekend’s snowfall created slippery conditions in Athens; the county remains on a Level 2.
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Child support enforcement agency takes hit in JFS layoffs
Four of five positions set to be eliminated by Athens County Jobs and Family Services are in the county’s Child Support Enforcement Agency.
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Athens neighborhood overlay zone legislation progresses
The Athens Planning Commission is working to bring additional, special zoning code to Athens City Council.
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County Job and Family Services in ‘precarious’ position, making cuts
Programs and staff are taking a hit at Athens County Job and Family Services amid a fiscal crisis of an uncertain scale.
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Free Thanksgiving meals in Athens County
Check out this list of free and paid Thanksgiving 2025 meal opportunities in Athens County.
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Local businesses, individuals kept food coming during SNAP pause
From free meals to mutual aid, Athens County made sure no one went hungry despite a pause in federal food assistance.
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Dr. Tee awarded Black Appalachian Storytellers fellowship
Trevellya Ford-Ahmed’s fellowship will support her ongoing work at the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center.
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Trimble, FedHock school boards get new faces (Updated)
Voters elected challengers running for seats in the Federal Hocking and Trimble Local school districts.
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Nelsonville elects mayor amid uncertain future
Nelsonville elected its first mayor since the 1990s — but whether newly elected officials get to serve remains uncertain.
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Athens County voters approve countywide levies, sales tax
Trimble voters also narrowly approved an earned income tax to support the district amid its fiscal emergency.
