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Established in 2019, Athens Porchfest is an annual community music festival that transforms front porches across Athens’ ...

Activities include Historic Athens Porchfest, Aquatic Soul Band, Boo-le-Bark parade, Scary Oozy Slimy Day and Abnormal Bazaar ...

For the 10th year, the Athens Area Stand Down event provided clothing, healthcare, career services and more to veterans.

Instead of having one or two stages set up in a central location downtown, Porchfest is spread across the areas of Boulevard, ...

Here are live updates from around the Athens area for Week 10 of high school football. Be sure to come back Friday and follow ...

A wet weekend is in store for the Athens area before the dry and sunny weather settles on the landscape by Monday. There is an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night and into early ...

Here are the Athens-area high school softball teams advancing to the postseason of GHSA competition in fall 2025.

In the second quarter, Jayson Lee scored on a 6-yard run with 10 minutes remaining. Maxwell scored his third touchdown of the ...

Like pumpkins, mums, and decorative corn shocks, scarecrows are an outdoor adornment that unmistakably signal the crisp ...