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![The top panel of a new mural for Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens depicts the origins of the historic Black church.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mt-Zion-mural-top-e1718749577161-900x422.png)
A new mural at Mount Zion Baptist Church honors Black history in Athens
By: Betty Kankam-Boadu
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In honor of Black history in Athens, a mural depicting the origins of the historic Mount Zion Church is temporarily replacing the church’s rose window. … Read More
![AHRC sign](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ahrc-feature-900x422.jpg)
Athens City Council votes to join a waste management council of governments
By: Lucy Schaefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens is now part of a collective effort to save the local recycling center and manage solid waste. The City Council passed an… Read More
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Alexander parents led push for a new playground so kids of all abilities can play together
By: Shane Scalfaro
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB) — A single access ramp surrounded by curbs. A one-user swing in a sea of mulch. That’s all there was for children with mobility issues at Alexander… Read More
![Signage that's posted outside of the Marietta Municipal Court that says "Legal Aid Clinic"](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Legal-Aid-Clinic-e1718725479793-900x422.jpg)
Clinic provides free legal aid to people looking to clear their criminal records
By: Donovan Varney
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) — Brady Radabaugh would like to adopt a child and start a family. But he can’t. He has a criminal record that will show up in a… Read More
![A young white girl and a young Black girl raise their arms in a coordinated dance beside an empty railroad track. On the opposite side of the track, mounds of coal and the mountains of Appalachia fill the landscape.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/KingCoalStill-2-900x422.jpg)
A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, “King Coal” on POV explores both a complex history and future – June 24 at 10 pm
‘POV’ Opens Its 37th Season With Oscar® and Emmy® Nominee Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s Seminal Film King Coal About Central Appalachia’s Coal Mining Culture June 24, 2024 10:00 pm – 11:30… Read More
![Kevin Finnegan headshots](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kevin-Finnegan-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
“Gridiron Glory” 25: Where Are They Now? Season 3 Host – Kevin Finnegan
Kevin Finnegan: GG Season 3 Host, Telecommunications major, Graduated 2002 ATHENS, OH – When Kevin Finnegan started working as a reporter for WOUB TV’s Gridiron Glory (GG), he knew the show… Read More