Ashley Bunton

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

Bars, restaurants and shops in Athens are updating menus and stocking shelves with a local cannabis company’s new canned beverages. kAm$>:=:?8 $<F== $2=@@? @? (6DE &?:@? $EC66E :? pE96?D 3682? DE@4<:?8 pAA2=249:2? v:C=D r2??23:D r@>A2?J q=24< r96CCJ $@52 =2DE H66< :? `a\@F?46 42?D E92E 2C6 =236=65 “ad >8 @7 %wr A6C 36G6C286]”k^AmkAm%96 ADJ49@24E:G6 4@>A@F?5 %wr[ E6EC29J5C@42??23:?@=[ :D H92E >2<6D 4@?DF>6CD @7 42??23:D D2E:G2 AC@5F4ED 766= 9:89] %wr AC@5F4ED 4@F=5 ?@E 36 =682==J D@=5 :?

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

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1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

The Athens County Health Department conducted food inspections in April at college dining facilities and local businesses, but Athens City-County Health Department Administrator Jack Pepper said there was nothing surprising about the most recent food inspections. kAm!6AA6C D2:5 E96 4@F?EJ H@C<D 4=@D6=J H:E9 =@42= 7@@5 3FD:?6DD6D E@ AC@>@E6 D276EJ]k^AmkAm“%96 962=E9 56A2CE>6?E 92D 2 =@?8 9:DE@CJ @7 56>@?DEC2E:?8 2 DEC@?8 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 7@@5 D276EJ E9C@F89 5:=:86?E :?DA64E:@?

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

Housing developers in Athens, Woda Cooper Companies, expressed confidence during an April 15 Athens Affordable Housing Commission meeting that workforce housing is affordable to develop and manage. kAm(@52 r@@A6C r@>A2?:6D $6?:@C ':46 !C6D:56?E r9C:D {2vC2?5 5C@G6 7C@> E96 4@>A2?J’D @77:46 :? r@=F>3FD[ ~9:@[ E@ AC6D6?E :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE :ED 4@>A2?J 2?5 E96 ~9:@ {@H\x?4@>6 w@FD:?8 %2I rC65:E W{xw%rX 2E E96 pE96?D p77@C523=6 w@FD:?8 r@>>:DD:@? >66E:?8] %96 4@>>:DD:@?

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

Lower voter turnout in Athens County means voters will notice fewer poll workers at some voting precinct polling locations during this year’s primary election on Tuesday, May 6, and only two poll workers are new. kAmpE96?D r@F?EJ q@2C5 @7 t=64E:@?D s:C64E@C %@?J qC@@<D D2:5 23@FE a__ 6=64E:@? A@== H@C<6CD 2C6 FDF2==J DE27765 2E E96 4@F?EJ’D AC64:?4E A@==:?8 =@42E:@?D E@ 2DD:DE H:E9 4@?5F4E:?8 2?