Athens County public meetings

Columbia Township meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Columbia Volunteer Fire Station.Fourth District Court of Appeals will convent at 10 a.m. Thursday in Athens County Common Pleas Courtroom in the county courthouse to consider appeals from Athens, Gallia and Ross counties.The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. May 3 at the Buckeye Hills Regional Council office, 1400 Pike St., Marietta. The purpose of the meeting to is provide updates on projects throughout region. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Jenny Simmons at (740) 376-1026 or jsimmons@buckeyehills.org.The Village of Albany will have a Grants Committee Meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at Village Hall, 5153 Alton St., Albany. Open to the public.Amesville Village Council meets the second Wednesday of each month at 16 Maple St., Amesville. April meeting is at 6:30 p.m. May 14.