At the close of 2021, parts of Athens are ablaze with new construction. After several weeks' delay, the Triton development on East Tyler Street is now one of the busiest scenes. The Twisted Root and La Ventana buildings are taking shape, with the walls up for the twin restaurants.

Members of the Athens Middle School National Junior Honor Society assembled and decorated a Christmas tree in the staff development room at th…

Hours before the votes were counted, approving a $5.5 million bond to build a new police station, Athens Mayor Toni Clay was at Tilo’s for the…

 The Gun Barrel City Fire and Police departments, along with UT Health EMS, responded to a pickup truck that crashed into a business in the 25…

When Sand Springs Baptist Church Pastor Erick Graham and his Associate Pastor Bruce Lawrence had a vision of being more involved in the community they put it into action and met with Athens City Manager Elizabeth Borstad. From that meeting, a volunteer effort called Love Athens Week was born.

An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect in the incident was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene, officials said.

 East Tyler Street's abundance of fast food restaurants is about to get bigger if a planned development is completed.