City of Athens, AL

March 23:Crews will have the power out in the area of W Market St, W Washington and S Marion St. on 3/24/26 from 5AM to 9AM.

March 23: Wastewater Dept. has Grace Ave. between Third and Second streets closed most of today.

March 20: Utilities will have Market St, from Arrowhead Dr to Lucas Ferry Rd, closed from 8:30AM to 3:00PM on Monday, March 23.

March 18:Wastewater Dept will closethe Northwest bound lane of West Market St tomorrow, March 19, from Malone St to North Houston St to repair the sewer main.

March 18: Fifth Avenue between Market and Pine closed until 2 p.m. for tree removal.

March 17: Marion St. by City Hall will be closed starting at 4:30PM for the St Patrick's Day Parade. Streets around The Square will be closed starting at 5:30PM, except for Jefferson St, which will remain open until the parade starts at 6:30PM.

March 17: Utility will close MarketSt between Arrowhead Dr and Easter Ferry Rd on Wednesday March 18 from 8:30AM-3:00PM.

March 17: Water Dept. has E Forrest St between Hoffman/Chandler streets blocked today.

March 16:Street will completely close Elkton Rd just south of the bridges Thursday, March 19, morning to remove 3 leaning trees. They will try and reopen as soon as possible. Motorist will need to reroute their commute for a few hours.

March 16:E. Forrest St will be blocked from Hoffman St to Chandler St until 11AM today to repair a water main.

March 15: Limestone County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:45 pm.

March 15: Limestone County is under a tornado watch until 3am on Monday.

On March 14: Difference Dash 5K at 7 am: Starts at Athens Middle: Impacts Hobbs, Clinton, Forrest, Washington, Shaw, Hobbs, back to school

March 11: Due to expected inclement weather the Market St closure scheduled for tomorrow will be pushed back to Tuesday, March 17, from 8:30AM to 3:00PM.

March 11: Scam alert: APD receiving calls about text message indicating person must pay outstanding ticket: Delete message: Don't provide banking info.

March 9: Weather permitting, paving on Mooresville Rd between 72 & Newby; expected to take one day

March 6: Public Works Dept will close a section of Market St, between Arrowhead Dr and Easter Ferry Rd, on March 12th from 8:30AM-3:00PM.

March 6: Curbside recycling temporarily suspended in Athens: Decatur working on equipment issue & cannot accept materials: Will update as info becomes available

March 4: From Utilities: Water will be off for about four hours: Area around Lucas Ferry Rd and W. Sanderfer Rd

March 4: Electric Dept. has W Pryor St between N Houston to N Madison St closed today to change out a utility pole.