Local News
Athens Council rezones Jimmy Gill Park
Rezoning the land on which the new Jimmy Gill Park will be located and amending a city street ... Read more
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Local News
Athens Council affirms terms for unopposed members
The Athens City Council will look largely the same whenever new terms begin Nov. 2. District 1 Councilman ... Read more
Local News
Athens Council gives update on rec center, park
Finding someone to clean the new Athens rec center and an update on relocating Jimmy Gill Park were ... Read more
Covid-19
Athens City Council discusses potential mask ordinance
To require face coverings in public or not, that is the question. The Athens City Council discussed the ... Read more
Covid-19
SLOWING THE SPREAD: City Council to hold special meeting on COVID-19
Complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have extended into yet another month, and issues that seemed to be in ... Read more
Local News
Athens adds traffic calming provision to ordinance
The Athens City Council added a new provision to an existing ordinance during its meeting June 22 that ... Read more
Local News
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1: Seibert announces bid for re-election
Editor’s note: The News Courier will publish candidate announcements as we receive them and as space allows ahead ... Read more
Uncategorized
Council refuses Indian Trace construction project
A proposed ordinance involving construction on Indian Trace Road died before the Athens City Council at its meeting ... Read more
Covid-19
Athens Council appoints committee members, approves purchases
The city of Athens made a number of appointments, approved a handful of vehicle purchases and accepted a ... Read more
State And Nation
Boy Scout councils under pressure to share sex abuse costs
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine sex abuse lawsuits were filed Tuesday in New York against three Boy Scout ... Read more