CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Farol NeSmith Two days before the citizens of Athens-Clarke District 6 re-elected Jerry NeSmith for his third term on the ACC...

By T.W. Burger The two bikes rattled down the piney hill, a cacophony of loose metal, knobby balloon tires barely hanging on to the red...

By Johnnie W. Lewis California is an extremely diverse place to visit in our RV, though I’m not sure I would want to live here...

Chert Rock Used by aboriginal North Americans along the Upper Oconee River Watershed. He watched the young that sat amongst him chip,...

By Jeff Snowden My mentee wanted to know how I felt about the removal of the memorial to the county's Confederate soldiers who were...

By Charlie Maddox As a citizen of Athens, Georgia for 73 years and as one who has dedicated the majority of my life to helping Athens...

To say this campaign has not gone the way we expected or hoped is an understatement. The pandemic disrupted our ability to engage and...

By T.W. Burger In January of 1961 I was an 11-year-old kid in Athens when Charlayne Hunter, now Hunter-Gault, and Hamilton Holmes, both...

By Leon Galis Along with nearly 8,500 other people (and counting), I read with interest Nhan-Ai Simms’ extended discussion of the plan...

By Pat Priest A single, exasperating post on my neighborhood listserv recently made me think: We need to move!  An older guy had written...

By Dr. Robert Sinyard It’s been just over two months since the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first positive...

By Nhan-Ai Simms Dear Mayor Girtz and the Commission of Athens-Clarke County, I am writing today to express my concerns about the budget...

By Shane Sims I entered the Georgia State Prison system on the heels of one of the most brutal assaults against the inmate population in...

By Johnnie W. Lewis Here’s an average Travel Day for us, or at least Act One, all performed before breakfast. Unlock tow-dolly, move it,...

By Leon Galis In all the finger pointing following the May 31st demonstration downtown, one of the responsible parties is getting a pass....

By Kadrica Yearby I am the sister of David Deshun Cooper.  I am writing this on behalf of our family with the intent to address the lack...

By Tommy Weigle The memo written by Police Chief Spruill about the police reaction to the protest in Athens on Sunday contains many false...

By Grayson Pynn I’d like to preface by saying that the only things I am qualified to speak on are what I saw as a peaceful protester on...

By Evander Baker I would love to give a shortened version of all of the thoughts I've had in the past several weeks and years (George...

By Johnnie W. Lewis We’ve hit several states since I last wrote, so strap in and hang on for the “catch up!” And for the next several...