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UGA law professor investigated for not disclosing HIV status to partner
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia law professor is being investigated for allegedly not disclosing his HIV-positive status before having sex with an Athens man. According to police, the 23-year-old man reported that he met the professor through the Grindr social networking app in November 2024 and they had sex at the professor’s home. Police said the professor is being investigated under the state law that makes it a felony “for a person living with HIV to knowingly en

Classic City News
Nov 211 min read


UGA law professor investigated for not disclosing HIV positive status to partner
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia law professor is being investigated for allegedly not disclosing his HIV-positive status before having sex with an Athens man. According to police, the 23-year-old man reported that he met the professor through the Grindr social networking app in November 2024 and they had sex at the professor’s home. Police said the professor is being investigated under the state law that makes it a felony “for a person living with HIV to knowingly en

Classic City News
Nov 181 min read


Athens man uses bullhorn to harass neighbor
By Joe Johnson A man who lives on Kentucky Circle reportedly has been using music amplified through a bullhorn to harass his neighbor. On the afternoon of October 12th police received a 911 call from the neighbor to complain about the harassment. “Dispatch stated that the noise was so loud that they were having difficulty hearing the caller over the phone,” the responding officer said in her report. The man playing the music has done it before but always turned off the music

Classic City News
Oct 311 min read


Athens property owners report their woods were illegally cut down
stock image By Joe Johnson When Fausto and Elena Sarmiento returned home from work on September 27th they discovered with horror that a large area of woods behind their house had been cut down. According to police, an estimated thousand-square foot area of woodland on the Hampton Park property had been “completely bush hogged down and cleared out.” The destruction was devastating for the couple. “Fausto stated he had lived at his residence for roughly 30 years and has enjoyed

Classic City News
Oct 211 min read


Elderly woman hospitalized after stealing car in Athens and causing extensive damage in Oconee County
By Joe Johnson An 86-year-old Athens woman was recently hospitalized after she stole a car and drove to Oconee County where she caused...

Classic City News
Oct 122 min read


Bomb scare at county land fill
By Joe Johnson The regional bomb disposal unit recently responded to the Athens-Clarke County Landfill to investigate a possible bomb. On...

Classic City News
Oct 71 min read


Police zoom in on Athens high-crime area
By Joe Johnson The police department has lately been making more arrests with the assistance of surveillance cameras. A recent incident...

Classic City News
Oct 62 min read


Woman files imprisonment complaint against Athens nail salon
By Joe Johnson A 44-year-old Athens woman recently accused employees of a local nail salon of false imprisonment. On September 3rd she...

Classic City News
Sep 221 min read


Athens judge dismisses case of man arrested for reading book in car
By Joe Johnson John Choe had just arrived from his home in New York when he pulled into the Murphy Express gas station on Lexington Road...

Classic City News
Sep 212 min read


Stranger jumps into pickup truck, man drives until police find him
Joshua Adam Singletary By Joe Johnson An Athens man was pulling into his home on McNutts Creek Drive the evening of June 20th when...

Classic City News
Jul 31 min read


Criminal wanted in two counties found riding bike on Athens Perimeter
Dedrick J. Thompson By Joe Johnson Dedrick Thompson, 32, of Hull was arrested the morning of June 19th when he was caught riding an...

Classic City News
Jul 11 min read


Motorist with blue lights on Hummer fights with cops
Adarius Malik Garrett By Joe Johnson An Athens man who was stopped by police for illegally having blue lights on his vehicle fiercely...

Classic City News
Jul 11 min read


Teen tells police his two wounds were from one gunshot
By Joe Johnson On the afternoon of April 8th police responded to University Oaks apartments on a report that a 16-year-old boy had been...

Classic City News
Apr 161 min read


GBI arrests police supervisor who gave restricted law enforcement information to city official
The following was released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: Jefferson, Jackson County, GA (February 20, 2025) – The GBI has...

Classic City News
Feb 251 min read


Escapee sought by U.S. Marshals Service arrested in Athens
By Joe Johnson An escapee who was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service was arrested last week when he was located hiding out at a...

Classic City News
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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