CLASSIC CITY NEWS

The Clarke County School District has released the following: The Clarke County School District invites the community to its upcoming public surplus sale of district furniture, equipment, and other items. The sale will be open to district employees only from 2-6 p.m. on April 30 and May 1 and will expand to the general public on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CCSD’s Early Learning Center East location, 280 Gaines School Road in Athens. The event is ideal for local

Released today by the Clarke County School District Athens, Georgia — Clarke County School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott today announced the appointment of Dr. Kristina Lerch-Batson as Assistant Principal of Barrow Elementary School beginning in the 2026-27 school year. Dr. Lerch-Batson, whose appointment was approved by the Clarke County Board of Education at its Thursday, April 2 meeting, has been an assistant principal at Clarke Middle School since 202

Released by the Clarke County School District The Clarke County School District congratulates Angela Gay, school social worker for Howard B. Stroud Elementary and Cedar Shoals High schools, on being named State School Social Worker of the Year by the School Social Workers Association of Georgia this week. Please see the attached release for more information and photos for your use. Photo 2673: Angela Gay speaks at the School Social Workers Association of Georgia's annual Spri

Released by the Clarke County School District: Renamed in Honor of Late James Holston; Dedication Set for April 1 Rev. Lamar Sandoval remembers the summer day nearly half a century ago well. He and his friend and teammate, Anthony Pittman, were in between their junior and senior years at Cedar Shoals High School and were doing work for their baseball coach, James Holston. While driving, they were hit by another car in a horrific accident that injured them and killed the drive

The Clarke County School District has released the following Athens, Georgia — Clarke County School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott today announced the appointment of Dr. Katie Hanks as principal of Whit Davis Elementary School, a position she has held in an interim capacity since July 2025. The appointment takes effect immediately and was approved by the Clarke County Board of Education at its meeting on Thursday, March 12. "We have seen tremendous student

Released by the Clarke County School District Due to the lingering road conditions from this weekend’s snow, all CCSD schools and offices will be closed Monday, February 2, in the safety interests of students, staff, and families. All after-school and extracurricular activities for Monday are also canceled. This decision was made with great care after CCSD staff diligently drove throughout the entire county this afternoon and encountered areas of ice and standing water that

Released today by the Clarke County School District At the Thursday, Jan. 15 meeting of the Clarke County Board of Education, District 8 member Nicole Hull announced that she will resign from her seat, effective June 30, 2026. Ms. Hull was first elected to the board in 2020 and is currently serving in her second term. Pursuant to state law and local board policy, a special election will be held Nov. 3, 2026, to fill the remainder of Ms. Hull’s term, which expires in December

By Joe Johnson A 15-year-old student was recently arrested on gang-related charges at Cedar Shoals High School. Police said they went to the school on December 10th to serve warrants on Jamarion Shemeir Gutierrez that charged him aggravated assault, false imprisonment, terroristic threats, and criminal street gang activity. According to the warrants, the charges stem an incident last month in which gang members forced an 18-year-old male victim to strip naked at gunpoint. Tho

The Clarke County School District has released the following The Clarke County School District invites the Athens-Clarke County community to join us as we share our vision for the future of the historic West Broad School complex. There will be two public presentations on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Sessions will be held at 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the Vernon Payne Meeting Hall at the District Office - located at 595 Prince Avenue , in Athens. Each meeting will cover the same material

From McLeighton Funeral Service Tyler Lauren Hortman Parker, age 25, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Upson Regional Medical Center. A member of Musella Baptist Church, Tyler was known for her warm spirit, her love of learning, and her commitment to the farming community. She was deeply passionate about agricultural education and the outdoors. A proud graduate of the University of Georgia, Tyler earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural education an

From McLeighton Funeral Service Tyler Lauren Hortman Parker, age 25, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Upson Regional Medical Center. A member of Musella Baptist Church, Tyler was known for her warm spirit, her love of learning, and her commitment to the farming community. She was deeply passionate about agricultural education and the outdoors. A proud graduate of the University of Georgia, Tyler earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural education an

By Joe Johnson A student at Clarke Central High School was suspended last week after she was found in possession of several knives and beer. After the 16-year-old girl was seen taking an open bottle of beer from her book bag she was taken to the office, where administrators searched the bag and found four multi-blade throwing knives, a pocketknife, razor blade, half a cigarette, and a partially-full bottle of flavored beer. Police conferred with the Department of Juvenile Jus

Released today by the Clarke County School District: The Clarke County School District congratulates Jasmine Curry of Coile Middle School on recently being named the June Bryant Teacher of Promise by the Georgia Council for the Social Studies, the state’s professional association for social studies educators. Ms. Curry was presented with the award — which recognizes beginning K-12 social studies teachers in either their second, third, or fourth year in the field who show exce

Timothy Pritchett The following has been released by the Clarke County School District: Timothy Pritchett - Teacher of the Year The winner of the Mae M. Whatley Teacher of the Year Award, Mr. Pritchett has been with CCSD since 2019, starting as a teacher at Whit Davis Elementary before moving to Barnett Shoals Elementary, where he has served for the past five years. Before his time in Clarke County, he spent three years with the Griffin-Spalding County School System – first a

By Joe Johnson A 17- year-old student caused what is described by police “a major disruption to the school environment” after threatening...

The Clarke County School District has released the following: Athens, Georgia — The Clarke County School District today announced its...

By Joe Johnson A 15-year-old boy reportedly walked a mile and a half to the hospital after being attacked by other students at Clarke...

By Joe Johnson A 13-year-old boy was arrested at Coile Middle School on the morning of September 5th after he was found in possession of...

By Joe Johnson Students and faculty at Hilsman Middle School on Thursday experienced a scare when they heard what they thought might be...

By Joe Johnson Former Clarke Central High School star athlete and professional baseball player Rio Foster shows signs of improvement two...