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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.…
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Thirty Athens residents temporarily displaced by Union Street fire
More than half of the 30 Athens residents displaced by an apartment building fire last weekend are relying on emergency shelter.
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Athens City Council passes ceasefire resolution for Israel’s war on Gaza
The ceasefire resolution, which passed 4-2, came in response to community pressure and against the advice of the city law office.
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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.
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Athens resident appointed to state opioid settlement distribution board
Ron Luce will represent six counties, including Athens, on the OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board.
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Radford Road to close for five weeks
Portions of Radford Road (CR 19) will be closed for approximately five weeks beginning next Monday, Feb. 19, as construction of the US 50 sanitary sewer project continues. The road initially will be closed between SR 56 and Bittersweet Lane. Once construction is complete between State Route 56 and Bittersweet Lane, it will move south…
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Goddess Collective Burlesque celebrates fifth annual Heartbreaker’s Ball
Athens burlesque troupe, Goddess Collective Burlesque, will celebrate its fifth anniversary at The Union on Saturday.
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Athens Law Dept. advises city council against Gaza ceasefire resolution
At least one member thinks the council should pass a resolution anyway. Local residents crowded city council Monday, prompting the discussion.
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Gov. DeWine tours East Elementary as part of ‘ReadOhio’ initiative
Gov. Mike DeWine visited Athens on Feb. 1, visiting two East Elementary School classrooms as part of his “ReadOhio” initiative.
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