CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson University of Georgia players and coaches alike are mourning the recent death of a beloved worker at their facility. They even dedicated their win on Saturday against Mississippi State to Kimberly Allen, who died in her Athens home on November 5th. “We dedicated this win to Ms. Kim Allen, who’s a co-worker of ours, worked in our facility,” said Coach Kirby Smart. “She was an incredible lady.” Running back Nate Frazier has fond memories of the 45-year-.old UGA

By Joe Johnson Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Thursday night in The View at NODA apartment complex near downtown Athens. The body of 22-year-old Antonio Lamar Jewell of Winterville was found at the rear of the new complex that opened in May on the former site of Bethel Midtown Village, Police would not say why the man’s death is being investigated by Criminal Investigations Division detectives. “CID is actively investigating the circumstance

By Joe Johnson A homeless man died from a fentanyl overdose Monday morning in the woods of northern Athens. According to police, it was the second time the 41-year-old man had overdosed within a day. Police said that officers responded shortly after midnight to an encampment off Old Hull Road across from Athens Technical College where CPR on the man was already in progress. They were told by his girlfriend that he had overdosed on fentanyl earlier in the day and that he had o

By Joe Johnson A 59-year-old man was found dead in his home on Bramble Hills Circle the afternoon of September 28th after having gone to bed the night before upset that the University of Georgia football team had lost to the University of Alabama. A roommate and an uncle told police that when they last saw Rufus Faust at 2:30 a.m. he seemed fine and told them that he wanted to have pizza for lunch. “He did not have any medical complaints at the time,” police said, “he was jus

By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating the death of a 10-month-old girl over the weekend at her home on South Lumpkin Street. The...

By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating the death of a 34-year-old man whose body was discovered decomposing in his car this week....

Mr. Joseph Martin “Jody” Temple Jr, 50, of Athens, GA, passed away Friday, August 15, 2025 at his home. Born on January 14, 1975, in...

By Joe Johnson The cause of death for 31-year-old Jorge Ivan Endo Losado remains unknown two weeks after he was found unconscious at a...

By Joe Johnson A 69-year-old Athens woman was recently found dead in a car at Publix on Jefferson Road. A police officer was on patrol at...

Veteran TV reporter Thomas T. Hendrick of Bethesda, Md., died July 11 of natural causes. He was 77. A 1966 graduate of Athens High School...

Stephen Michael Ford By Joe Johnson A 38-year-old Athens woman died early Sunday after her motorcycle collided with a pickup truck driven...

Released today by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office:                                                                                  ...

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office this morning released the following: ​​​​​​​​​​ On 07-10-2025 just before midnight a female inmate...

John Q. Williams The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office has been declining to answer questions concerning the deaths of three prisoners in...

The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office released the following this afternoon: On the morning of July 8, 2025, at approximately 10:49 AM, the...

By Joe Johnson Bradley Len Burgett, 65, of Savannah was found dead in his car the afternoon of June 22nd on the Olympic Drive exit ramp...

By Joe Johnson An employee of a popular Athens steakhouse was found dead in his car last week. Coworkers at Porterhouse Grill on East...

By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was found dead in his home on Saxon Woods Drive late Saturday...

Bell’s supermarket on Hawthorne Avenue By Joe Johnson For the second time in a month a homeless person has been found dead outside of a...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has concluded its investigations into the deaths of twin brothers from Gwinnett County. The bodies...