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Slowly but surely, we are drawing ever closer to spring. Soon, Athens will experience a reprieve from the winter weather we ...

After what seemed like an eternity, things finally began to warm up here in Athens. Unfortunately, this warm spell proved to ...

A Franklin County jury reached a verdict last week in a civil medical negligence lawsuit filed by two Athens-area parents on behalf of their son, who was left paralyzed due to a brain injury because ...

Leaked audio from a private Republican luncheon on Tuesday reveals Athens Mayor Steve Patterson disparaging independent Athens City Council candidates — calling them “revolutionary socialists” — and ...

Officials believe a body found in the Wayne National Forest on Wednesday is that of Kyle Bridgeman of Nelsonville, who has been missing for more than five months. Acting on information obtained ...

He served from 1994 to 2004 as the university’s 19th president.

Since the 1970s Brother Jed and his posse have set up camp near the edge of College Green to preach “Save Yourself From Sin!” lectures, according to the Athens News. Every now and again, a group of ...

As a child, I found there were three categories of restaurant my family would go to when we dined out. Not in terms of the type of cuisine they served or even whether they were casual or formal, but ...

Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution Monday authorizing negotiations between the board and other government entities to form a regional Council of ...

Monday marked the first snow in Athens County. With winter coming early this year thanks to La Niña, we’re going to see more snow in the next couple of months. As a result, now is the perfect time to ...

Pumpkin, the Athens election cat, is an internet sensation. Photos of Pumpkin on social media, including Twitter and Reddit, garner thousands of interactions and comments praising the cat for his work ...