Hot Box Chicken Fingers and Tots made a $2,500 scholarship available for high school students of Athens County, encouraging them to take the chance and pursue higher education.
A new bar, Bobcatz, is making a name for itself as a relaxed alternative to Athens’ lively nightlife.
Nia DaCosta, director of “The Marvels” (2023), produced what likely could be the best of a franchise with “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” (2026).
Dylan Mulvaney and Abigail Barlow have been announced to play Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard in the fifth cast of SIX, causing controversy online.
This week’s headlines involve the fatal shooting of a man during a protest and TikTok expands U.S. operations.
Police blotter: Also, loud music complaints and a lost tractor.
Chick-fil-A announced in a press release that 25 to 30 new locations are being built in Ohio by 2027, one of which will be in Athens. The expansion effort will also bring locations to parts of Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Northwest Ohio.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployed agents throughout Columbus on Dec. 16, 2025. Two Ohio State University students were arrested for protesting the border control’s attendance at a school function.
This year’s Grammy Awards are scheduled to air Sunday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. Here are the predictions from The Post’s entertainment staff, on some of this year’s biggest categories.
WOUB Public Media has faced funding cuts of $1.7 million, leading them to layoff three full-time employees this month.
Hundreds of students walked out of class Friday to protest nationwide ICE activity and demand action from university leaders.
A large winter storm moving across the U.S. is expected to bring heavy snowfall to Athens from Saturday to Monday. Athens officials recommend staying off the roads and keeping an eye on weather updates.
With the Netflix announcement that it will be adding more podcasts to the platform, it only further shows how popular podcasts have become. Podcasts allow for listeners and viewers to hear stories, gain advice or simply listen to people they admire.
Charli XCX makes metafiction her own with a new mockumentary-style film about the events of her life post-“Brat.” The film is set to release in select theaters Jan. 30.
Why do we love morally gray characters so much, even if we can’t side with them? Morally gray characters explore what it means to be human, while allowing us to speculate on right versus wrong.
The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, a historic producer of U.S. nuclear energy, is undergoing mass decontamination and decommissioning. Local organizations are now working together to initiate new projects on the site to bolster energy production and create local jobs.
A deeper look into the lives of squirrels on OU’s campus.
Fanfiction, mainly the website Archive of Our Own, has been rising in popularity, providing a creative outlet for fans.
With the Odyssey and Wuthering Heights coming out this year, fans have to wonder if the movies are accurate to the time periods they are from.
Athens City Council chambers filled to capacity Tuesday night as residents gathered to speak following controversy over whether the Pledge of Allegiance should be included at council meetings.
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