• City looks for areas in need of improvement

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 04/24/2013 12:18 am | no comments

  City improvements may soon be possible as the mayor’s office and city council plan to apply for the annual Community Block...

   

• Blue Gator Balcony Debates Continue

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 04/16/2013 11:25 pm | no comments

  Negotiations continued during Monday night’s city council meeting regarding residential renovations to the old Blue Gator...

   

• City adds more land to the zoning map

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 04/10/2013 11:11 pm | no comments

  The Athens City Council began Monday’s committee meeting with a public hearing regarding the annexation of a piece of land...

   

• City council approves ordinance allowing city police to seize cell phones

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 04/01/2013 11:25 pm | no comments
   

  Athens police chief Tom Pyle presented his case during Monday’s city council meeting in order to obtain software that can...

   

• Annual fest season begins smoothly with Milliron, Mill Fest

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 03/19/2013 12:17 am | no comments
   

  Nicki Minaj blasted through speakers and beer kegs were tapped as Ohio University students started the annual street fest...

   

• Athens to Undergo Planned Darkness

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 03/12/2013 11:12 pm | no comments
   

  Always known as a progressive city because of its academia, the city of Athens plans to participate in conserving electricity...

   

• City Council approves Blue Gator renovation despite concern

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 03/01/2013 12:42 am | no comments

    63 N. Court St., home of the vacant Blue Gator, will be allowed to extend its balcony four feet following city council’s...

   

• CCA continues collecting unpaid income tax from Athens residents

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 02/20/2013 12:30 am | no comments

  As tax season draws closer, area residents who still owe the city income taxes from previous years will soon be getting another...

   

• Balcony Debates Over Blue Gator Renovations

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 02/14/2013 10:36 pm | no comments
   

  Blue Gator before any renovations had started. Court Street, home of the annual citywide Halloween party and weekend bar...

   

• City Council hopes to receive grant to improve city housing

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 02/04/2013 10:39 pm | no comments

  The City of Athens may soon be eligible for up to $500,000 through a federally sponsored grant to assist those in need of...