Judge orders DA Gonzalez to get schooled on victims rights
Following yet another violation of the Marsy’s Law for the protection of victim’s rights, Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney...
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Classic City News
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Father and son have first appearances in Apalachee High School mass shooting case
The 14-year-old student who went on a killing spree this week at Apalachee High School in Barrow County made his first court appearance...
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Classic City News
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Man sentenced to prison for Athens machete assault
By Joe Johnson A man has been sentenced to prison in connection with an assault that occurred three years ago in which he repeatedly...
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Classic City News
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Judge denies bail for man accused of killing girlfriend at Athens bus stop
By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has denied bail for a man who was arrested earlier this month for killing his ex-girlfriend by...
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Classic City News
- Aug 20
- 2 min
Athens man pleads not guilty to 2001 murder of UGA law student Tara Baker
By Joe Johnson A 49-year-old Athens man on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murdering University of Georgia law school student Tara Louise...
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Classic City News
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Athens DA candidate gives poor report on incumbent’s handling of recent criminal cases
Kalki Yalamanchili, a former prosecutor who is running as an independent candidate against Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney...
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Classic City News
- Aug 16
- 1 min
One arrested when police clear squatters from vacant Athens property
By Joe Johnson Police on Thursday arrested one of two homeless people who were squatting on vacant property in eastern Athens-Clarke...
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Classic City News
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Shovel wins out in Madison County duel with crowbar
By Joe Johnson An altercation in Madison County between men armed with a shovel and crowbar ended with one of them hospitalized and the...
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Classic City News
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Man who killed girlfriend at Athens bus stop has history of domestic violence
By Joe Johnson Jeffrey Scott Tate over the years demonstrated the same propensity for violence against women that on Sunday drove him to...
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Classic City News
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Athens man charged with murder for allegedly running down girlfriend with SUV at bus stop
By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was killed Sunday when struck by an SUV being driven by her boyfriend while she waited at a bus stop....
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Classic City News
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Athens police kill man who reportedly threatened others with machine gun
By Joe Johnson An Athens man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police early Sunday morning outside of an eastside convenience...
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Classic City News
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Barrow County jailer arrested for allegedly spiking inmate food
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged 50-year-old Lolita Lightner, a former jailer at the Barrow County Sheriff’s...
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Classic City News
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Police kill gunman outside Athens convenience store
By Joe Johnson An Athens man is dead following an exchange of gunfire with police officers early Sunday morning outside an eastside...
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Classic City News
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Athens police officer fired “after going insane on an innocent woman”
That’s the attention-grabbing headline for a viral YouTube video showing the behavior of a police officer when trying to handle a...
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Classic City News
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Tesla on autopilot abruptly stops for 2-year-old boy in busy Athens roadway
By Joe Johnson Quwanis Moon was cruising along in her Tesla on Lexington Road early the evening of July 25 when it came to an abrupt...
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Classic City News
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Athens woman sentenced to 7 years in prison for stabbing man to death
By Joe Johnson An Athens woman has been given a total 20-year sentence for fatally stabbing a man last year. Sandy Elaine Williams...
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Classic City News
- Aug 10
- 2 min
NY Post: Another member of Laken Riley’s accused killer’s family linked to violent Venezuelan gang
The accused killer of Laken Riley is showing that Venezuela’s violent Tren de Aragua gang is a family affair, the NY Post has reported....
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Classic City News
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Athens police assist in Oglethorpe County armed standoff
The following story is reprinted with permission from The Oglethorpe Echo By Echo staff A man was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to...
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Classic City News
- Aug 9
- 2 min
“Evil cop” fired after going insane on an innocent woman
That’s the attention-grabbing headline for a viral YouTube video showing the behavior of a police officer when trying to handle a...
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Classic City News
- Aug 8
- 1 min
Teen shot three times in Athens apartment complex, no one answered his cries for help
By Joe Johnson After being shot three times in an Athens public housing complex a 19-year-old teen visiting from Barrow County sought...
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