Halloween Movie Night: The Addams Family (2019)

Gallery Show on Display at Arts West: Art Werger Retrospective

The October Gallery Show at Arts West will  feature a retrospective for Art Werger designed by the Ohio University Printmaking Department and will be on display Oct. 2-31st in the Main Gallery. This gallery will showcase twenty two selected OU Al...

October Membership Deals Available at the Athens Community Center

Membership deals are now available for the Athens Community Center! It's the perfect time to try out the facility or just cash in on a deal if it's time to renew your membership! There are two packages are available: Trick package - 1 mo...

After School Arts Fall Classes at Arts West

We are once again hosting After School Arts classes at Arts West for the 2021-2022 School Year. I am very pleased to be able to offer classes for Middle Schoolers for the first time this year! Our instructors are exceptional artists and educators, this is...

2021 Street Improvements Schedule, East Park Drive

McKee Paving is scheduled to begin milling and paving activities on East Park Drive on Wednesday, October 20.  The work is expected to be completed by Friday, October 22.  This schedule is subject to change in the event of incle...

Lloyd Street Closure

The City of Athens announces that Lloyd Street will be closed 10/20/21 thru 10/22/21 for brick repair, no thru or emergency traffic.

Questions or concerns may be directed to the City of Athens Engineering and Public Works Department, 740-593-7636...

Stimson Avenue Intersection and Lane Closures, Week of October 18, 2021

Milling and paving is scheduled to start in the Stimson Avenue project area on Monday, October 18, 2021. 

Milling will occur on Monday, October 18, in the State Street/Stimson intersection. To facilitate this work, lane shifts and tempor...

Armitage Road Bike Path Closure

The City of Athens announces that the bike path spur from Armitage Road to University Estate Boulevard will be closed from 10/18/21 thru 10/22/21 for new water line installation.

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

Free Smoke Detectors at Athens Fire Department

FREE SMOKE DETECTORS

The Athens Fire Department will be giving out 50 free smoke detectors while supplies last, one per household (please note: these do not meet Code Regulations for Rental Housing). The detectors will be given out at both of the Athens fi...

City of Athens Trick or Treat

Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Trick or Treat Specific Guidelines

• Leave the Light On –  Participating households should turn on the front porch light – assume any house without a light o...

Traffic Message from Tom Gibbs, ACSD Superintendent and APD Chief Tom Pyle

East Elementary School Parents;

I am writing today about an ongoing concern related to afternoon student pick-up at East Elementary School.  The School District and the City of Athens are routinely receiving complaints about vehicles that are lini...

No sanctioned Halloween Block Party will take place in Athens for 2021

The City of Athens announces that, due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and  concern with the highly transmissible Delta variant increasing numbers of active cases in Athens County, no sanctioned Halloween Block Party will take...

2021 Leaf Pick-up Schedule and Map

The City of Athens announces 2021 loose leaf pick-up schedule beginning the week of October 11, 2021.

Area #1 includes the Northside, Near Eastside, and Far Eastside Neighborhoods. Pick up in these neighborhoods will be from:

• October 11-15
• November 1-5
• Novemb...

Athens City Council on 8-16-21 reactivated the requirement for face coverings in public spaces.

Based on information from the Centers for Disease Control, and the Athens City County Health Department regarding the substantial level of transmission and number of infections and hospitalizations, Athens City Council on 8-16-21 reactivated the requireme...

AEP Tree Trimming and Cutting in the City of Athens

American Electric Power (AEP) needs to perform at the following locations. Tree trimming/cutting is an effort by AEP to eliminate tree contact from Overhead Power Lines. Trees selected for work will be identified by the AEP Forestry Department. 2021 work ...