City of Athens, TX Blog

The City Council of the City of Athens is pleased to announce the hiring of Elizabeth Borstad as City Manager for the City of Athens. The City Council unanimously voted to approve the hiring on Monday, January 22, 2018. The

Earlier this month, officers from the Athens Police Department (APD) reported for duty at campuses across the Athens Independent School District (Athens ISD) for the first time. Due to a recent agreement between the City of Athens and Athens ISD,

At their Monday, January 8, 2018, meeting, the Athens City Council voted to close the city’s collection station.  This decision was made in concern of the cost to maintain and operate the facility, the regulatory liability that comes with maintaining

After three and a half years of service, on December 15, 2017, Councilman Joe Whatley officially announced his resignation from the Athens City Council. On January 8, 2018, during a regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Mayor Monte Montgomery and Council

For the second consecutive year, the City of Athens is pleased to offer the Downtown Façade Improvement Program to qualifying downtown property owners. In Fiscal Year 2017, the Athens City Council approved the creation of the Downtown Façade Improvement Program.