ATHENS — Training students to become line workers, providing hygiene items for students and ensuring patients receive the medication they need are among the initiatives that received funding from TVA […]

ATHENS — High school students in Athens received $1,600 to invest in their community and chose seven projects that range from healthcare to community events to the arts. Members of […]

ATHENS — Familiar faces will be in a familiar place but not where we’re used to seeing them. “Celebrity” volunteers are changing out of their everyday attire and putting on […]

ATHENS — A mother duck’s feathers were furiously ruffled this afternoon when she found herself frantic over her 10 ducklings trapped in a storm drain in downtown Athens. Athens Street […]

ATHENS — Athens Parks and Recreation has closed All Kids Dugout indefinitely at the Sportsplex from damage due to a water line burst. The line burst overnight and has caused flooding within […]

ATHENS — A retail development with Publix supermarket as the anchor is coming to the east side of Athens. The economic development project, announced today by the City Council, is […]

ATHENS — Colorful celebration. Joy. Vitality. These sentiments about Athens and Christmas inspired this year’s Athens City Hall Christmas card. Athens Mayor’s Youth Commissioner Katie Lee Helums, a senior at […]

ATHENS — Ella Lovvorn is ready to become both elf and judge. Ella, an 8-year-old student at Lindsay Lane Christian Academy, is the creator of Athens’ very own gingerbread house […]

ATHENS — New dining options are coming to Athens, including a steakhouse at the former Haney Equipment site. In addition, downtown businesses are expanding and renovating to provide more dining […]

ATHENS — Students who found ways to express how they can be heroes when they raise awareness and help fight childhood cancer won gift cards and supported St. Jude Children’s […]

ATHENS — Through crayon, color pencil and paint, children created images of themselves in capes, flying to defeat cancer creatures and even blocking a cancer monster from the hospital. “We […]

ATHENS — March back in time and discover some of the history of Athens City Schools and the fine arts through a new exhibit at High Cotton Arts. The exhibit, […]

ATHENS — Spend the day in downtown Athens on Saturday and put the arts in your heart. Athens Arts League and High Cotton Arts are kicking off two event series […]

ATHENS — Athens is the kind of community that embraces being quirky and helping others. That’s why shopping buggies decorated as Mardi Gras floats is a popular way to join […]

ATHENS — During this winter weather event, many families have found time to go sledding, make snowmen and share meals. Essential employees in numerous jobs from healthcare to transportation have […]

ATHENS — The city of Athens has received a federal grant to help improve safety on the city’s streets and roads. Athens will join other cities across the country in […]

ATHENS — During the holiday season, Santa’s elves are often those from offices in Athens or those in Athens firefighter and police uniforms. The City of Athens is blessed with […]

ATHENS — A local construction company sponsored a team building exercise for the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission, and the result was some unusual structures and wild stories. The Youth Commission […]

ATHENS — Crews from the Athens Utilities and Public Works departments continued working today on Tuesday’s storm-related damage. Electric Department Manager Blair Davis said the storms knocked down 25 utility […]