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Some Retailers in Athens are Back Open, Others Still Shuttered
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In Athens, some businesses have re-opened but others were still closed on Tuesday afternoon. All non-essential businesses in the state have been closed since March because… Read More

OU Faculty and Staff Call for Firing Freeze, Reinstatement of Jobs at Motorcade Rally
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University faculty, staff, students, and Athens community members demanded that administrators freeze layoffs and reinstate union workers who lost their jobs during a motorcade rally… Read More

Prokos Submits Plans For Stimpson Avenue Building
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Plans for a banquet hall and bar on Stimson Avenue have been substantially approved by the state and submitted to the city of Athens. The building where the banquet hall/bar… Read More

Nano Brewery Gets Go-Ahead from Zoning Board
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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A proposed nano-brewery on West Washington Street in Nelsonville was granted a conditional use permit by the Nelsonville Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday evening, bringing the project one step… Read More