Arts West and The Athens Poet Laureate present "Silver Lining Moments"

Every Monday in the month of August, join Athens’ Poet Laureate Wendy McVicker online at 10 a.m., on Facebook, for Silver Linings Moments: Wendy will present a poem that she hopes will bring joy and comfort to listeners in these challenging time...

Gallery Show "What Are You Looking At?" on Display in Arts West Gallery for month of August

Featuring the photography work of recent Athens High School Graduate, Darian Knapp. The show is on display through Friday, August 28th and is viewable by appointment. To schedule a viewing call 740-592-4315 or e-mail ebeveridge@ci.athens.oh.us

For the Love of Athens Photo Contest Call for Submissions

Arts West would like to offer an opportunity for the community to celebrate our beautiful county through photographs! Arts West typically begins accepting photographs for the contest in September, but this year we are opening the submission process early....

Nottingham Drive Water Outage

The City of Athens announces that Nottingham Drive will experience a temporary outage of water service on Thursday, August 6, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for a fire hydrant repair.

Questions or concerns may be directed to the City of Athens Enginee...

Safe Routes to School, Grant Street Sidewalk Project

The Contractor for the Safe Routes to School project on Grant Street will be resuming construction activities on August 10, 2020.  

The Contractor will be working on storm sewer installation on Stimson Avenue between the Grant Street intersection ...

Columbus Circle Southern Entrance Closure

The City of Athens announces that Columbus Circle southern entrance will be closed from Columbus Road to The Laurels starting Tuesday, August 4, 2020 through Friday, August 7, 2020 for road repairs. No thru or emergency traffic.  Motorists are en...

2020 Street Improvements Schedule

The City of Athens Engineering & Public Works Department will begin the 2020 Street Improvements, which will include milling, paving, and crack sealing of various streets within the City.

The following streets are included in annual paving:

App...

Safe Routes to School, Grant Street Sidewalk Project

The Contractor for the Safe Routes to School project on Grant Street will be transitioning to Phase 2 of the project on Monday, July 13. Phase 2 includes sidewalk construction between Stimson Avenue and Bolleana Place, and the installation of storm sewer ...

2019-20 Consumer Confidence Report is now available online

Columbia Avenue Retaining Wall and Sewer Repair

The project includes the installation of a retaining wall and sewer line repair near Columbia Avenue, between Madison Avenue and Briarwood Drive.

The Contractor for the project is Skeens Excavating. They expect to begin work June 15 and expect to complete ...

Hocking River - River Level

With spring rains upon us, the City of Athens would like to share a link to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gauging station near the Stimson Avenue Bridge.  This station is monitored and reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

FIRE HYDRANT FLUSHING SCHEDULED

Hydrant Flushing Announcement

The City of Athens will be flushing hydrants on the following date(s):

Aug 6, 2020

Between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

The areas affected will be:

          Court Street

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FIRE HYDRANT FLUSHING SCHEDULED

Hydrant Flushing Announcement

The City of Athens will be flushing hydrants on the following date(s):

Aug 4, 2020 – Aug 6, 2020

Between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

The areas affected will be:

         ...

The Athens 2040 Comprehensive Plan Draft is complete and ready for public comment and review.

The Athens 2040 Comprehensive Plan Draft is complete and ready for public review and comment. This plan has been in the works for almost three years. It is the result of information provided by hundreds of Athenians who took the time to attend meetings, c...

For the Love of Athens Photo Contest Call for Submissions

As we continue to shelter in place, Arts West wants to offer an opportunity for the community to celebrate our beautiful county through photographs! Arts West typically begins accepting photographs for the contest in September, but this year we are openin...

Athens Businesses please take a survey to collect information on the impacts of COVID-19 Coronavirus

The Athens County Economic Development Council, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Athens Planning Office created a survey to collect some information from Athens County businesses about the impacts of COVID-19 Coronavirus. Business Owners -...

City of Athens Income Tax Department partners with the Ohio Attorney General for collections

Attorney General Program

In September 2019 the City of Athens Income Tax Department partnered with the Ohio Attorney General (AG) to collect delinquencies.  Accounts with past due balances can now be forwarded to the AG for collection.  O...

City of Athens Income Tax Department partners with the Ohio Attorney General for collections

Attorney General Program

In September 2019 the City of Athens Income Tax Department partnered with the Ohio Attorney General (AG) to collect delinquencies.  Accounts with past due balances can now be forwarded to the AG for collection.  O...