Getting Squared Away Downtown

Work starts the week of June 25 to improve pedestrian safety and handicap accessibility in Downtown Athens.

In 2015, the City of Athens received approval for the project from the Transportation Alternatives Program through the Alabama Department of Transpo...

Public Works 2018 Paving List

The Athens City Council has approved the Public Works 2018 Paving List. Councilmen can continue to submit streets not on this list. Here is a link to the 2018 list approved on April 9:

2018 Paving List

Cemetery regulations for mowing season

Flower and Flag Regulations for City of Athens Cemeteries

(City, Hine-Hobbs St., Old City, Roselawn, & Thatch-Mann Cemeteries)

Placement of flowers is acceptable year-round on monuments, at the base of monuments, or at foot markers.

No flowers ...

Athens Bicentennial

Athens will turn 200 on Nov. 19, 2018.

Athens became a city before Alabama became a state, and the city is gearing up to celebrate its Bicentennial in conjunction with the State of Alabama kicking off this spring with a three-year statewide Bicentennial ce...