CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By T.W.Burger Like anybody else who has neighbors, they can sometimes seem like a mixed blessing, especially when it comes to political...

By Dennis Rice I have two breakfast buddies. The first time we went to eat, the wife of one said to her hubby, “Don’t talk about politics...

Athens Classic, Inc. is urging Mayor Girtz, City Manager Blaine Williams and the Athens/Clarke County Commission to select the next...

By T.W. Burger 2022 0606: 78th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion that began the liberation of Europe from German occupation by U.S. and...

By T.W. Burger One of the best and oddest things about writing a personal column is the mystery. It is a little bit like fishing with a...

A Note from the DA May is Mental Health Awareness month, but what does that have to do with our work in the DA’s Office? Actually, a lot....

By Bill Crane Advance and Absentee voting picked up considerably across Athens-Clarke County during the final week of early voting. More...

By T.W. Burger A few years ago, library in a town I used to cover had to close. There had been a problem with an ancient water heater,...

By Eddie Whitlock My wife bought me a cool mask last year. It reads “BLACK LIVES MATTER, WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS, NO HUMAN BEING...

Journalism used to be an honorable profession. It used to be a reliable resource for the everyday citizens. It used to be a resource for...

By T.W. Burger I suffer from AWAM Syndrome. The malady can be contagious, but AWAM is mostly found among those of a certain age,...

By T.W. Burger The little paper cranes were everywhere. Some were laid carefully on the graves, others tied by brightly colored bits of...

By T.W. Burger Train travel has fallen by the wayside, with more than a little under-the-counter help by forces from the automobile and...

Behind the bridal veil of spider webs, an old door hangs slacked jawed on a front porch. Above, sky blue paint peels where Mama used to...

By T.W. Burger On those rare occasions that I visit the small town where I was born, I find myself visiting graves, particularly those of...

By T.W. Burger It seems, overall, like a bad dream. You know the kind; where you keep falling off the edge of the precipice, forever...

Though the streams always connect me back to the One Mother, I really do originate from many waters. This tale begins at a convergence of...

By Steve Cloer Today, November 10th 2021, marks the second anniversary of the unimaginable loss of my son Benjamin Lloyd Cloer. No one...

In partnership with Athens-Clarke County Animal Services, Classic City News regularly publishes profiles of cats and dogs waiting to be...

By Bill Crane Though Washington, D.C., and our U.S. Congress can still produce leaders, and I have hopes that our White House will again...