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New members, donors needed to keep Majestic Galleries open
September 18, 2008
The Majestic Galleries in Nelsonville is searching for new members and donors to help the art gallery stay open.>>
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Acting supe says Bayat exit not related to investigation
September 18, 2008
The newly appointed acting superintendent in the Nelsonville-York Local School District said Tuesday that he doubts the sudden retirement of his predecessor, Ted Bayat, has any connection with an internal investigation of Bayat that’s now going on.>>
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Business/education project kicks off
September 18, 2008
The Athens County Business/Education Partnership received $11,000 in grants and donations last Thursday at its fall kick-off event.>>
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Public hearing on new rules for outdoor, uptown businesses today
September 18, 2008
The Athens Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing today to discuss a proposed ordinance dealing with outdoor businesses and the noise they make in uptown Athens.>>
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Task force meets to address local effects of foreclosure crisis
September 18, 2008
The surge of home foreclosures that’s come with the U.S. economic meltdown has spared neither Ohio nor Athens County.>>
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Council to close Court Street for ’08 trick-or-treat
September 18, 2008
Court Street will be closed for Halloween trick-or-treat this year.>>
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College assessed at start of final Light year
September 18, 2008
Hocking College President John Light said Monday that while the “perfect storm” of bad economic conditions for higher education in Ohio may be brewing, the college could turn it into a positive through several changes.>>
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Losing ‘green’ tax credits could have negative local fall-out
September 18, 2008
Set to expire at the end of the year and bogged down because of politics in the U.S. Senate, federal renewable energy tax credits have a wide-ranging impact on the solar- and wind-energy industries, including here in Athens County.>>
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Schools adjust strategies in face of exploding gas prices
September 15, 2008
As gas prices continue to rise, local school districts are being forced to adjust their budgets, change their bus routes, and try to save money in other areas whenever possible.>>
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New legislation aims to curb metal thefts across the state
September 15, 2008
Herbert Harris was exercising in the Athens Community Center when thieves ripped the catalytic converter from beneath his car. This is an increasingly common scene across the region, yet this incident was especially disturbing because the thieves stole it in broad daylight, in the middle of the day from East State Street — probably the busiest road in Athens.>>
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West-side house honored as famous man’s wedding site
September 15, 2008
A West Washington Street house that served as the place where educator, author and African-American leader Booker T. Washington was married will soon have a historical marker in front of it.>>
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Many local voters will cast ballots at new spots this year
September 15, 2008
Voters in more than half of the polling precincts in the county will be voting in new locations this fall.>>
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Man who fled from car crash wants to appeal his conviction
September 15, 2008
Though he was found guilty in a plea bargain, a man from The Plains is now attempting to file an appeal in a case where he was convicted of fleeing a car crash.>>
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Developer plans to raze Nelsonville buildings he bought
September 15, 2008
Athens developer Brent Hayes has bought six properties along U.S. Rt. 33/Canal Street in Nelsonville, and plans to make significant changes to them in the near future.>>
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Superintendent’s lawyer warns school board about treatment of client
September 15, 2008
An attorney for a local school superintendent has put the district’s board on notice that he’s not pleased with the way his client was allegedly exposed to “public ridicule and scorn” over an employment dispute at an Aug. 19 board meeting.>>
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Coates Run moving ahead, plans to open next summer
September 11, 2008
The apartment complex under construction on Richland Avenue in Athens has a new developer and a new property management company, and may be open for tenants by next summer.>>
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Athena movie theater to reopen soon; Movies 10 expanding
September 11, 2008
The Athena Cinema movie theater in uptown Athens will soon reopen with more art films and independent films.>>
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Californian makes big splash in local rental market
September 11, 2008
There’s a major new player in the Athens student housing market, which is buying up some of the choicer rental properties in town.>>
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Bike co-op lives on, thrives in private garage
September 11, 2008
There’s something meditative about working on something that’s problem solving and greasy at the same time,” says Chris Dobel, as he patches a bicycle tube Monday night. On a quiet gravel side street, students and members of the community have created a workshop inside a residential garage devoted to building and fixing all types of bikes.>>
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Area man named as suspect in bank hold-up, bomb scare
September 11, 2008
Based on evidence collected in the weekend capture of a fugitive from justice, Athens and Washington county authorities are preparing a case against a Washington County man for a long list of crimes including the July 29 Coolville bank robbery.>>
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