The Athens City Council recently placed weed liens on seven properties for a total amount of $3,000 for overgrown grass and weeds after being unable to reach the property owners.

LaKeisha Gantt wants Athens to be a place where everyone thrives. Having grown up in the city’s west side Jack. R. Wells ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATHENS, Ala. (WHNT) — Following an ...

The temperature outside remained in the teens for hours the night 22-year-old Dequavious Ragsdale died in a tent off Old Hull Road. He was one of four people in Athens who perished in the freezing ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Police have arrested a man they say shot six people and injured another in the middle of downtown Athens early Sunday morning. Pharoah Williams, 21, turned himself in to the Wilkes ...

Holly Hollman, Athens communications and grant manager, has found her community in several different places, as she currently is involved with volunteering with five organizations. She said ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Months ago in Athens, a man experiencing homelessness was seen being walked into a McDonald's by an officer and social worker. The two, a part of a special unit in the county, made sure ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. At the heart of downtown Athens, people experiencing homelessness line the ...

On Tuesday at Applebee’s in Athens, people will be served by celebrity waiters as they collect tips for the City of Athens Relay for Life Team, and the trash talking between two of the waiters has ...