City of Athens, TX Blog

Written by Michael HanniganEleven individuals were honored at Monday night's Athens City Council meeting for actions that saved a man's life.UT Health East Texas EMS Operations Regional Director Todd Loper told council members all 11 were vital in saving Charles

ATHENS – The City of Athens is pleased to announce that the 2019 Athens Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Entry forms and parade packets are now available at City Hall, Development Services Center,

The Athens City Council unanimously approved the hiring of Joan Ahlers as Director of Economic Development Monday night. She is pictured above (from left to right) with Will Traxson (EDC Board President), Elizabeth Borstad (City Manager), Joan Ahlers (EDC Director),

We continue to move forward on the Cain Center project.Monday, the City Council approved hiring Berry and Clay as the Construction Manager-at-Risk for the City of Athens Civic and Aquatic Center (Cain Center) renovations.A committee that included city staff, the

Plenty of contractors are interested in working on the Cain Center project!Thursday afternoon, the City held a mandatory pre-proposal meeting with potential contractors at the Cain Center. The meeting included myself, the city manager and the architects along with 10