The Scoop Announcements Feb. 24, 2026

Note: All information is current as of The Scoop’s production on Tuesday morning. Click the links for the most up-to-date information. 

Ordinances

• Recently adopted by the City of Athens; posted Feb. 18.

Traffic

• Ohio Department of Transportation
  • U.S. 33 Athens-Meigs expansion: A two-lane to four-lane expansion project is taking place on U.S. 33 from Athens to Darwin and Five Points to Ravenswood. Lane closures will be in place in both directions on U.S. 33 between Pleasant Hill Road and Oxley Road. Rolling roadblocks will be in place during rock blasts. Flaggers will maintain traffic at side roads intermittently. Estimated completion: 2028.

Athens 

• SR 682/56 roundabout: Construction of a roundabout and sidewalks at the intersection continues. The city’s website on the project is out of date and the Independent has been unable to get a completion date from anyone. 
• Jacobs Drive waterline installation: Work has begun on a utility improvement project that includes installation of a new 6-inch water line from Stoneybrook Drive to Graham Drive. The work may have temporary effects on traffic; access to properties will be maintained. No estimated completion date.

Nelsonville

• Nelsonville Public Square partially closed: The east side of the Public Square is closed and barricaded to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic from the Dew House to the end of Rhapsody restaurant until further notice. 

General

• Lodi special meeting: Lodi Township Trustees will hold a special meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, to discuss purchasing a John Deere 5115M tractor with a flail mower attached. Lodi Township Building, 15525 Fossil Rock Road, Athens. 
• Boil order for Nelsonville: The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for SR 691 from the bike path to Kimberly Road, and Kimberly Road from SR 691 to Wolfe-Bennet Road, through Wednesday, Feb. 25.
• Nelsonville Music Festival volunteer sign up: Registration is available to volunteer at NMF 2026, to be held June 18–20. 
• Joe Burrow Foundation annual report: The Joe Burrow Foundation has released its 2025 Annual Report.