CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By T.W. Burger A confession: I love guns. I had several growing up and into my adulthood. Though I hunted, I wasn’t passionate about it....

By Albert DeSimone Athens is the penultimate city of left-wing activism, perhaps only losing the last most left position to San...

By Jason E. Elder (laughter from Commissioner Hamby) "... but, but if there's somebody who wants to speak to it since it's like brand new...

By T.W. Burger 74, for God’s sake. I often facetiously add “how the hell did THAT happen?” as if I didn’t know. It’s amazing how fast the...

By Quentez Hodge First off, I must give honor to God who’s head of my life. He is the glue to it all, the reason I have a story to tell,...

By T.W. Burger My mother lived in Athens, GA, the bustling university town where I grew up. She liked to get her hair done by Judy, who...

By Eddie Whitlock I was surprised that John Fetterman won his U.S. Senate race. Our nation has embraced charlatans in the past, and Dr....

By Eddie Whitlock I was driving through my hometown in early December, when I came to town to visit property that my sister and I still...

By T.W. Burger Since 1962, according to Ort himself, I have known him as Billy or “BC,” for Billy Carlton. The appellation “Ort” came...

By Pat Priest We are perplexed when victims of domestic violence sometimes recant after calling the police during a harrowing experience....

By Mara Zúñiga It should have been as simple as just voting yes on December 6, 2022, for the recognition of the Professional Firefighters...

By Jerry Saulters It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that I offer this letter of support to the Athens-Clarke Police Foundation...

By Eddie Whitlock Twitter eluded me. I never got it. My daughter told me I should join to promote my books, so I did. I felt like the...

By T.W. Burger First, a disclaimer: I have never enjoyed football, or any other kind of team sport, for that matter. It stems from...

By Eddie Whitlock ​Little southern radio stations, particularly AM stations, used to thrive on being the voice of the community....

By Eddie Whitlock I was a sophomore at UGA in 1980. My little apartment was on Springdale Street. My father had given me a little 9-inch...

Dear Commission Members: I am writing concerning my experience with the ACC Animal Shelter and hoping I get a response. Back in July, our...

By Eddie Whitlock Gordon (Junior, at the time) College was not a respected option for most of the kids at Griffin High School. At Griffin...

By Mokah Jasmine Johnson For the past five years, the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement has worked to establish a youth program that...

By Eddie Whitlock The Georgia Guidestones had offered principles for those who survive a nuclear apocalypse. I think that whoever had the...