As City Councilman Robert Gross put it, the City of Athens is about to do something “unheard of right now.”The City is going to lower the ad valorem tax rate 2 cents to .660221 per $100 valuation. The Council heard
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The City of Athens has landed more financial help for the water system.Wednesday, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved financial assistance in the amount of $1.5 million -- $1,080,000 loan and $466,404 in loan forgiveness -- for the City
Buddy Hill is retiring as chief of the Athens Police Department effective Aug. 28 and will be taking an investigator’s position with the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office beginning in January 2021.“I look forward to the opportunity I’ve been given,”
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning to install sidewalks along both sides of East Tyler Street, from Carroll Street to the intersection of FM 2495. The best part is the $1.5 million project is only going to cost
ATHENS, Texas (May 7, 2020) -- Representatives from the Athens City Council, the Cain Center Public Steering Committee, and Construction Manager-at-Risk Berry and Clay gathered Thursday morning to break ground on the long-awaited Cain Center rehabilitation project.“A lot of work
