CLASSIC CITY NEWS

The following was released by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department On December 21, 2025, at approximately 12:08 AM, ACCPD responded to reports of a wrong- way driver on the GA 10 Inner Loop at Chase Street. Moments later, a report of a crash was received on the Inner Loop at Oglethorpe Ave. The initial investigation determined that the driver of a 2021 Kia Seltos, Desiree Browning, a 26- year-old female of Lawrenceville, GA, was traveling the wrong way on Inner Loop 10

By Joe Johnson Two people were killed and two others were critically injured early Sunday in a collision on the Athens Perimeter that was caused by someone driving on the wrong side of the divided highway. The incident happened at around 12:30 a.m. near Tallassee Road, where the errant driver reportedly had been driving at a very high rate of speed and struck another car head-on. The drivers of both vehicles were killed. Firefighters extracted the victims from their vehicles

By Joe Johnson Two people were killed and two others were badly injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on the Athens Perimeter, The incident happened at around 12:30 a.m. near Tallassee Road. Firefighters extracted the victims from their vehicles and the two survivors were transported to Piedmont Athens Medical Center. CCN has reached out to the police department seeking details.

By Joe Johnson A 19-year-old University of Georgia student last week died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ryan Victor Snyder reportedly shot himself on December 4th with a gun he rented at the Athens Gun Club off Atlanta Highway. He died the following day in his home town of St. Louis, Missouri. Ryan was a business student at UGA and in high school had played basketball and volleyball, and also wrestled. He was a National Honor Society member and his obituary said that R

By Joe Johnson Athens police said they were investigating after finding the body of a 63-year-old man in his home on Merlin Place. A neighbor had requested that a welfare check be made on Walter Carrasquillo because she had not seen him in two weeks. She reported that the man was alone because his wife “had been taken to Florida,” and a strange odor was coming from his home. When police arrived they found a phone glued to the front door that was connected to a cable. Upon mak

By Joe Johnson Lewis Kern was found dead in the bathroom of his apartment on Tuesday morning, two month after his roommate died from a gunshot wound in the home they shared on North Avenue. Athens police on Thursday said that both deaths continued to be investigated. “We have yet to determine the manner of death for Mr. Kern. An autopsy will be performed ,” said Lt. Katie Jenkins. “As for Mr. Bellard, there does not appear to be anything criminal at this time but it is still

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...