The City of Athens has paused curbside recycling due to Decatur's equipment failure.

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - After years of asking and begging, folks in Athens will finally see progress with building a new indoor public pool for residents. City officials just hired a firm to develop ...

Depending on how you tally it, Athens has historic founding ties that date at least as far back as the post-Revolutionary War period — so it’s only fitting that the city […] ...

The Athens City Council has approved a plan to increase water and sewage rates over the next four years in an effort to support infrastructure upgrades and meet growing demand for utility services.

Athens is officially one of Alabama’s fastest-growing cities, according to newly released numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. The city grew by 5.3% from 2023 to 2024, adding 1,641 residents for a ...

Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks frequently references four things while he is in office — quality of life, public safety, jobs/education, and improving government operation — and he touched ...

The Athens City Council this week voted 3-2 to give about $3.9 million to Athens State University for renovations to the Carter Gymnasium, but the allocation is contingent upon the Limestone County ...

Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks will deliver a progress report on ongoing projects while taking stock of the city’s growth at the 2026 State of the City address, an event hosted […] ...

Residents in one north Alabama town won’t have access to curbside recycling services for an unspecified amount of time. City of Athens Sanitation Superintendent Terence Brown said until further notice ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — If you’ve ever been ...