ATHENS Top Stories

The Athens Messenger: McCONNELSVILLE — After dropping their season opener, it didn’t take long for the Federal Hocking girls basketball team to find themselves in the win column. ......
The Athens Messenger: ALBANY — Competing for championships can be infectious. At Alexander, that seems to be all any Spartan athletic program is doing. ......
The Athens Messenger: Ahead of the holiday shopping season, the AppalachianCenter for Economic Networks (ACEnet) is holding its annual HolidayOpen House. ......
The Athens Messenger: The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in the Athens CountyProbate Court between Nov. 21 and Nov. 27. ......
The Athens Messenger: GLOUSTER — Sometimes, new eras don’t always have the smoothest start. ......
The Athens Messenger: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill overhauling the state’s program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells has raised the ire of environmentalists for including what they consider industry-friendly provisions. ......
The Athens Messenger: 11/20/2025 Hugh G. Overholser sold to Christy Grogg: 87 Central Ave. Athens, OH, for $246,500. ......
Greek Reporter: The powerful system has battered Athens with non-stop rain, thunderstorms, and lightning. Credit: AMNA Greece is grappling with the severe impact of StormAdel, which has triggered a “red code” alert, the country’s highest...
Greek Reporter: The lighting of the city of AthensChristmas tree at Syntagma Square, Athens, Thursday, November 27, 2025. ANA-MPA/ANA-MPA/Giorgos Vitsaras via AMNA Athens officially welcomed the holiday season this evening as MayorHarisDoukas successfully lit the central...
Greek Reporter: The recent storm in Athens did not change Greece’s underlying water crisis. Credit: Giorgos Vitsaras / AMNA Greece’s ongoing water crisis was thrust back into the spotlight, as a powerful storm system hit the capital of Athens with hours of heavy rainfall and...
Ekathimerini: Dawn has not yet broken. On the tree-lined Markou Mousourou Street, not a leaf stirs. From the back alleys, appears the tall figure of Giorgos Grigoriadis, owner of the traditional grocery store. With practiced movements, he raises the shutters and sets out...
Athens Banner-Herald: Athens-Clarke police have charged six men, alleged to be members of a street gang, with the murder of a Winterville man who died after falling off an apartment balcony while fleeing from an attempted armed robbery. The arrests occurred in early November when...