The Athens Police Department said that a woman was arrested after a deadly hit- and-run that happened on Saturday.

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago.

Mitchell Tenpenny performed with special guest Jordan Gray in Ohio University’s Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium, Feb. 23, 2025.

Founded by Elbert County resident and UGA graduate Roseann Harpold in 2023, Hauntfest has grown into a three-day multi-state attraction.

Several members of the Athens wrestling team will be competing in today’s AAA PIAA District IV Wrestling Championships at Williamsport High School.

The Athens ISD Board of Trustees has approved a $121 million bond proposal for the upcoming spring election “We are touching every school, every child, from age three all the way up through seniors,” said Superintendent Dr.

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office says an Athens man was charged with abusing a child on Monday. On Feb. 10, authorities said an infant was taken to a local hospital with “symptoms consistent with abusive head trauma.

Athens Police arrested a woman accused in a deadly hit-and-run that happened in front of Walmart on Feb. 15. The wreck happened around 10:15 p.m. on U.S. 72 East. Authorities identified the victim as Jessie Lee Turner,

B” for short, has lived with her husband in Ohio for 15 years but recently made the move to Athens to join O’Bleness Hospital’s general surgery staff.

The impact of the slaying of nursing student Laken Riley in February 2024 in Athens was immense. Because the slaying occurred on the University of Georgia campus, it immediately attracted news attention from throughout the state.

Athens and Hartselle pinned top honors this past weekend at the Alabama High School Athletic Association state wrestling championships at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.

The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. This weekend includes Athens in Harmony, a Black History Month celebration at Athentic Brewing