Last week, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced $995,339 in awards through READY Nonprofits, one of four tailored tracks under ARC’s capacity-building initiative, READY Appalachia. Funds will help 40 nonprofits from 11 Appalachian states build internal operating capacity, enabling them to solve pressing issues and create opportunities in their communities.
A downtown Athens revitalization project designed to foster small business and economic development growth was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday.
It may not be snowing yet, but flu season – with all of its germs, sneezing and more is coming. To help older adults avoid serious illness, the Village to Village Network was recently awarded a grant from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) for the COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Initiative. The program is supported with funding from the Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Rural Action, Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, Coalfield Development and other regional partners are hosting the area’s largest gathering of social entrepreneurs this year at the Appalachian Social Enterprise Summit Oct. 10-11.
A training academy for new hunter education instructors is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16 in Athens, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $100,000 to Ohio University in Athens, as part of the Environmental Education Grants Program. The funding will be used to support a climate literacy project.
On June 13, Marcus Jaylyn Kegg, 27, of Columbus, appeared before Judge Patrick J. Lang for sentencing after being found guilty June 1, by an Athens County jury, of rape, a felony of the first degree.
A career bank robber pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to armed bank robberies in Athens and Marietta in 2020. The plea includes an agreed-upon sentence of more than 13 years in federal prison.
The Ohio Department of Development recently awarded $17.5 million to rehabilitate and restore eight historic buildings, expected to leverage approximately $118 million in private investment.
Lightship Foundation unveiled plans to expand its Lightship Bootcamp program by hosting six three-day bootcamps throughout Ohio in 2023 to provide mentorship, specialized curriculum and networking for underrepresented entrepreneurs seeking to grow their businesses within the state. Lightship has scheduled a bootcamp for April 25-27 in Athens for entrepreneurs and innovators in southeast Ohio.
