CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County police officer recently accidentally fired a gun inside his home and into a neighboring residence....

By Joe Johnson Senior Police Officer Joshua Santos was on motorcycle patrol the afternoon of March 26 when he heard radio traffic...

The following was released today by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: On March 13, 2025, ACCPD Deputy Chief Keith Kelley...

Life as a police reporter sure was different back in the day. Before the police department transitioned from an analog radio dispatch...

Believe it or not it wasn’t too long ago that Athens police officers were forbidden from growing beards. I wrote this story for the ABH...

I wrote the following story a decade ago for the ABH when Clarence Holeman announced his retirement from the police department. Now it’s...

From the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: On October 18, 2024, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department hosted the Governor’s...

By Joe Johnson John Austin Rustin, 38, of Highland Park Drive was arrested October 12 after he assaulted a police officer who stopped his...

From the Facebook page of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: Thank you to Timothy Baptist Church for hosting our annual Faith...

From the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: The Athens-Clarke County Police Department, in conjunction with the Governor’s Office of...

By Joe Johnson Athens-Clarke County Police Officer Christopher Tucker was on patrol downtown early the morning of October 5 when he found...

I’m republishing this story I wrote just over a year ago when the community lost this wonderful person and fine police officer. I do it...