A fingerprint was used to identify a man whose body was found April 8 in a creek in north Athens, according to Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson. The man was identified following an autopsy at ...

A body was discovered in an Athens County creek on Thursday. Officials say the body was found off state Route 50. Chopper 10 spotted authorities at the scene near Dow Lake Dam. WOUB-TV reports that ...

ATHENS, Ala. — Athens firefighters rescued a 12-year-old girl Sunday morning after she fell into a creek, according to their post on Facebook. Athens Fire and Rescue responded to the creek behind ...

The Athens City Council approved on Monday a new retail development plan on the southern end of Braly Boulevard near I-65 and ...

The city council in Athens approved an agreement Monday to bring a retail shopping center, which is expected to bring stores ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Nearly fifty community members gathered on Branch Street Thursday afternoon to ...

Collecting solar energy to generate electricity at Athens-Clarke’s Cedar Creek wastewater treatment plant could offset 43 percent of the energy used by the plant, according to an analysis by the ...

In July 2019, a baby sea turtle washed up on the shore at Jekyll Island. The turtle has since made a 300-mile trip to the coastal exhibit at Athens’ Sandy Creek Nature Center. After it was rescued by ...

Athens Drive's Patrick Bernstein, left, drags down Panther Creek's Chad Laska on his way to a pin in their 160-pound match during a four-team group meet between Apex, Athens Drive and Panther Creek at ...