Athens Alabama

Mayor Marks proclaims Greek Week in Athens

by Tere Richardson
October 13, 2019October 13, 2019

Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks and Athens Main Street Executive Director Tere Richardson along with Athena Grease Goddess and her court are proclaiming October 13 –… Read More »

Seven bands in store for the 2019 Athens Grease Festival

by Tere Richardson
September 30, 2019October 1, 2019

ATHENS, Ala. – The Athens Grease Festival Returns October 19 in Downtown Athens, Alabama. Come and celebrate all things battered and fried from eleven am… Read More »

2019 Athena-Grease Goddess carries a ‘servant’s heart of gold’

by Tere Richardson
September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

ATHENS, Ala. – A woman who can fry up a batch of fish, volunteer with multiple charities and run a downtown business will don a… Read More »

Athens Grease Festival October 19, 2019 – So many choices for great food!

by Tere Richardson
September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

ATHENS, Ala. – The Athens Grease Festival is thrilled to have food trucks frying for us this year! With creations from the Spud Truck, specializing… Read More »

This Week at the Athens Saturday Market – August 24, 2019

by Tere Richardson
August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

We would like to thank our presenting sponsor WOW! Internet Cable & Phone for sponsoring our market this season! Come to the gathering spot to… Read More »

Downtown Improvements Impact Fridays After Five and Summer on the Square in August

by Tere Richardson
July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

ATHENS, Ala. – We are thrilled to have the final phase of our beautiful downtown streetscape project beginning. On August 4, the City of Athens… Read More »

This Week at the Athens Saturday Market – July 6, 2019

by Tere Richardson
July 5, 2019July 5, 2019

Come and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere in our gathering spot while you listen to the music of Erik Smallwood from 8 a.m. – Noon. Let… Read More »

City of Athens and Athens Main Street welcome Hildegard’s German Cuisine to the downtown Square

by Tere Richardson
June 18, 2019

ATHENS, Ala. – Downtown Athens is welcoming a German restaurant that Eric and Amy Miller plan to open next year on Marion Street. The couple… Read More »

Join us at the June 15, 2019, Athens Saturday Market

by Tere Richardson
June 14, 2019

The Athens Saturday Market is from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Green Street Pavilion in Athens, Alabama. This week, our market committee will be… Read More »

Athens Saturday Market Opening Day on June 1

by Tere Richardson
May 28, 2019

ATHENS, Ala. – It’s summertime, and what is more exciting than the prospect of fresh local produce provided by your nearby farmers’ market. Beginning June… Read More »