Athens Utilities, TVA provide support to local agencies Athens money By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | December 11, 2020 at 6:26 PM CST - Updated December 12 at 9:25 AM ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - TVA and Athens Utilities joined together to help businesses impacted by the pandemic. TVA donated $20,000 and Athens Utilities matched that donation. $40,000 will be awarded to 8 different agencies in the Athens area. Those agencies were presented with a check Friday. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks says this was a great opportunity right before Christmas. “Good Christmas present, it went from I think 11-thosuand dollars for Athens Main Street, to a couple of ten thousand dollar checks all the way down to 1-thousand dollar checks that was presented. Anytime we get a 50-50 match, I hope next check they send us is 100-thousand,” said Marks.