John Halley

Santa visits Nelsonville

The staff of the "Athens News" and the "Athens Messenger" would like to wish its readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Today also marks the final issue of the "Athens News" for 2024. See you in 2025!

Back row: Jordan Davis, Mary Jolley, Gabriel Scotto, Brenda Brown, Paul Reynolds, Tom Leake Front row: Adam Calhoun, Cherish Cunningham, Paula Keplar, Angela Wince, Anna Millar, Laura Zielinski

A few weeks ago we found out about some exciting happenings that took place on the lot at the end of Court Street on Carpenter Street. The property was owned by Athens Brick Company in the early twentieth century. In March 1913, there was a temporary tabernacle built for the Fife Brothers Revival. When the revival was complete, the building was disassembled. The lot was vacant once again. This made space for the Ohio National Guard Armory.

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Icicles hanging from the roof are, no doubt, beautiful and fascinating, but it might be an indication of an ice dam on the roof, which blocks melted snow from escaping. The melted snow may back up and seep under the shingles.

Last week we followed the transformation of a small Athens Woolworth’s variety store into the 1966 opening of a super modern mega-Woolworth’s. The building still stands today on South Court Street.

Ohio University student Laila Christian sings "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Baker Center on Monday.