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From Davey McNelly's latest: "Sometimes you just need to watch a feel-good film of a feel-good book that you have read; ...
05/30/2026

From Davey McNelly's latest: "Sometimes you just need to watch a feel-good film of a feel-good book that you have read; something that you already know the plot to. It’s a dark time, after all." Read the rest through the link in comments.

Heads-up journalism undergrads and recent grads: We want YOU to apply for our fall 2026 Scripps-Howard Fund internship p...
05/29/2026

Heads-up journalism undergrads and recent grads: We want YOU to apply for our fall 2026 Scripps-Howard Fund internship program!

This is a PAID, 10-week full-time internship opportunity this fall for up-and-coming journalists who want to gain real experience working in local news. We're so excited to offer this opportunity for the fourth time 🎉 Apply by June 12, link in comments!

05/28/2026

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Become a member today – cost tiers are varied! Your support helps people in Athens County retain access to our free, hig...
05/28/2026

Become a member today – cost tiers are varied! Your support helps people in Athens County retain access to our free, high-quality community news and information: https://athensindependent.com/donate/

🪖 U.S. Army Cpl. Lawrence A. Smith went missing in action during the Korean War. His remains returned home to Ohio last ...
05/27/2026

🪖 U.S. Army Cpl. Lawrence A. Smith went missing in action during the Korean War. His remains returned home to Ohio last week, and tomorrow, he will be buried in Greenlawn Cemetery.

"You can't even describe it with words, the emotion and the feeling of knowing that he's here,” Smith's niece said. Link in comments.

We're at this year's Ohio University Bobcat Student Orientation, featured at the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce table! ...
05/27/2026

We're at this year's Ohio University Bobcat Student Orientation, featured at the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce table! 🙌 Introducing new Bobcats to locally owned, community-driven news helps foster even more civically engaged readership in Athens County.

We hope to see Scoop merch around campus. Big thanks to the Athens Chamber for supporting its members this way.

So, what's going on with the case between OU and former head coach Brian Smith? Our columnist Tom Hodson breaks it down ...
05/26/2026

So, what's going on with the case between OU and former head coach Brian Smith? Our columnist Tom Hodson breaks it down in the latest Inside Courts, through the link in comments.

Public meetings for this week are also available on the website. Link in comments.
05/26/2026

Public meetings for this week are also available on the website. Link in comments.

🛝 The hot topic at last week's council meeting was whether or not to allocate $105,000 to replace equipment and install ...
05/25/2026

🛝 The hot topic at last week's council meeting was whether or not to allocate $105,000 to replace equipment and install turf at the Athens Community Center playground. Story through link in bio.

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