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Judge issues preliminary injunction on Nelsonville ballot initiative
Athens County Court of Common Pleas Judge George McCarthy has issued an order preventing people involved in a lawsuit from trying to stop Nelsonville City Council from voting on a ballot initiative that could return Nelsonville to a mayoral form of government. A hearing for a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunction was held Tuesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court. In the order, the court specifically keeps...
ODOT announces comstruction projects for July 29-Aug. 2
The following Ohio Department of Transportation projects are anticipated to affect highways in Athens County between July 29 and Aug. 2. Outlined work is weather permitting. Click on each route to see its location at OHGO.com. U.S. 50/Washington Road signal replacement/turn lane installation: A signal replacement and turn lane installation project is taking place at U.S. 50/Washington Road. Estimated Completion: Nov. 1U.S. 50/East State Street resurfacing: A resurfacing project is taking place on U.S. 50 between Della Drive and River Road. Lane closures are place...
Athens County public meetings
Athens County Children Services Board will meet at 4 p.m. Monday at 14 Stonybrook Drive, Athens. For information, call Otis Crockron at (740) 592-3061.The Athens County Board of Revision is scheduled to meet in person at 10 a.m. Monday in the County Auditor’s Conference Room, First Floor, Courthouse Annex.Athens County Commissioners will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the courthouse annex’s second-floor conference room.The Board of Trustees of the Ridges New Community Authority will hold an annual organizational meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the USA Room 170 at 118 Ridges Circle, Athens, Ohio 45701. The agenda includes: (i) to...
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