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Residents evacuated from Athens suburb as wildfire season hits Greece
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOver 70 firefighters and 13 planes and helicopters worked to control the blaze, which closed traffic...
Greece arrests 13 from yacht alleged to have started fire on Hydra
Reuters· 37 minutes agoGreek authorities arrested 13 yacht crew members and passengers on Saturday after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra. Firefighters got ...
Homeless day center employee in Athens wounded in 'horrific' machete attack
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoAn employee of the Advantage Homeless Day Service Center in Athens was assaulted Thursday by a man armed with a machete in what police described as “a very horrific attack ...
McDonald House Charities visits restaurant in Athens
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities hosted health screenings for children recently at the McDonald’s restaurant on Jefferson Road in Athens. The...
Athens’ Morgan Stiles named Huntsville Times softball Player of the Year
Birmingham News· 2 days agoAthens’ Morgan Stiles was trying to describe the flood of emotion following the final out of the...
Discovery of ancient Greek shepherd’s graffiti rewrites Athens history
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA graffiti made by a shepherd in ancient Greece has helped archaeologists uncover a long-standing...
Georgia Amongst List of Overrated Teams
Sports Illustrated· 4 hours agoThe Georgia Bulldogs were pinned on a list of the most overrated college football teams since 2010. There is a lot of hype around the city of Athens...
Photos: Juneteenth celebrated in downtown Athens
Athens Banner-Herald· 6 days agoA large downtown celebration of Juneteenth was held on Saturday. Check out the photos.
Arrests after yacht fireworks spark Greece forest blaze
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoFriday's blaze burnt through the only pine forest on the renowned tourist island, which lies south of Athens, officials wrote on Facebook. It has now been brought under control ...
Alabama 15-year-old shot by Athens police has died, reports say
Birmingham News· 6 days agoA 15-year-old male shot Saturday by Athens police has died, according to local media reports. The...