Shown here is the above-ground portion of the wrought iron brine well that Public Works Director Bob Heady said is likely more than 100 years old. The bubbles bursting on the surface are releasing methane gas into the air.
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Athens County's Joe Burrow checked the final box in the entry form to the college football hall of legends Monday night. He led his LSU Tigers to victory in the College Football Playoff Championship.
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Uptown was bursting in red, white and blue Monday morning for Athens' annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony, with young and old paying tribute to our nation's veterans on this 66th annual national Veterans Day.
Athens’ annual uptown Halloween block party last Saturday was relatively mild this year compared to some previous years, continuing a recent trend of smaller crowds and fewer arrests.
Images from Ohio University's 2019 Homecoming Parade this morning (Saturday, Oct. 12). The temperature hovered around 45-50 during the parade, but that didn't seem to dampen anyone's spirits. The streets of uptown were packed. All photos by Terry Smith.
Seldom does a weekend transpire in the Athens area with as many events as took place this past Saturday. We – OK, I – endeavored to photograph as many of them as possible, though I did miss a few, and apologies for that. (It being my day off, I decided to cut myself a break.)
Roughly 150 to 200 people – representing a diverse mix of college and grade-school students as well as long-time community members – gathered at the Village Bakery in Athens Friday morning to join hundreds of thousands of others participating in a global strike demanding major action on clim…
The 21st annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival drew big crowds to Hocking College's Lake Snowden park near Albany over the weekend, with Saturday especially featuring heavy attendance.
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Ohio University's new freshman class went through all of the traditional welcoming traditions Sunday afternoon. That included the annual First-Year Convocation delivered by President Duane Nellis in the Convocation Center, the march en masse up Richland Avenue to uptown, and finally, the Cam…
The annual Athens Community Arts & Music Festival delivered a variety of attractions at various venues in uptown Athens on Saturday, with an outdoor music and arts festival on West Union the main attraction. While the weather was hot and muggy, it didn't seem to hold anyone back from hav…
The 15th annual Boogie on the Bricks brought a ton of people and a ton of good times to Court Street throughout the day and evening Saturday.