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Family still hopeful 2016 downtown murder will be solved
Daniel Macias By Joe Johnsony Nine years ago today Daniel Macias was killed in cold blood on a downtown Athens street corner. The police...

Classic City News
Aug 122 min read


Naked homeless woman threatens to stab Classic Center employee
By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested inside the Classic Center last week after she threatened to stab an employee who found her...

Classic City News
Aug 111 min read


Man arrested after calling downtown Athens cop “piggy”
By Joe Johnson Jalen Hayes Bonds, 28, of Cedar Rock Trace was arrested early the morning of July 25th after calling a police officer a...

Classic City News
Aug 101 min read


UGA student arrested after shouting antisemitic slurs
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested early the morning of July 26th after he allegedly behaved disorderly in a...

Classic City News
Aug 81 min read


UGA student arrested after shouting ethnic slurs
Tucker Sebastian Dean By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested early the morning of July 26th after he allegedly...

Classic City News
Aug 71 min read


Homeless man pulls knife when trying to steal food at downtown Holiday Inn
Marlin ReynaBailey By Joe Johnson A homeless man was recently arrested at Holiday Inn Express on West Broad Street after he pulled a...

Classic City News
Jul 311 min read


Demolition of historic Saye building underway
From WUGA: Demolition of the historic Saye building is underway, bringing a years-long legal battle between the Athens-Clarke County...

Classic City News
Jul 301 min read


Suspected drunk driver blows 0.000 on breathalyzer
stock photo of Intoxilyer 9000 By Joe Johnson Luke Strickland was driving downtown early the morning of July 5th when he was pulled over...

Classic City News
Jul 201 min read


$67 million financing secured for UGA mixed-use development near downtown Athens
290 Lumpkin will serve as the new home for Baptist College Ministries, and bring more than 240 apartments with street-level retail to...

Classic City News
Jul 192 min read


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

Classic City News
Jul 71 min read


Carrying the Legacy: My Grandfather M.C. Wilson and the Hot Corner Era
By Isaiah Cromartie Growing up, I always heard stories about the Hot Corner in Athens, Georgia—a place where African Americans built...

Classic City News
Jun 223 min read


Homeless man exposes self inside Little Italy
Cody Jonathan Saurer By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested in downtown Athens the afternoon of June 2nd after he exposed himself...

Classic City News
Jun 141 min read


AthFest Educates announces additions and improvements to AthFest 2025
The following was released by AthFest Educates: Athfest Educates is thrilled to announce the addition of several new features and...

Classic City News
Jun 82 min read


Pair indicted for armed robbery in UGA students’ downtown apartment
By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery last fall in an apartment shared by University of Georgia...

Classic City News
Jun 61 min read


Pair indicted for armed robbery in downtown apartment of UGA students
By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery last fall in an apartment shared by University of Georgia...

Classic City News
Jun 61 min read


Prosecutor files vehicular homicide charge against motorist who killed elderly pedestrian in downtown Athens
Heather Paige Turner By Joe Johnson A woman has been formally charged with vehicular homicide for killing an elderly man in a pedestrian...

Classic City News
May 271 min read


UGA student kicked and pinched police officers while allegedly resisting arrest
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student allegedly kicked and pinched police officers when she was being arrested in downtown...

Classic City News
May 111 min read


He thought Clayton Street was a porta-potty
Luis Penaloza-Cortes By Joe Johnson A police officer was patrolling East Clayton Street at about 2 a.m. on April 25th when she saw Luis...

Classic City News
May 51 min read


Police reportedly allowed driver to leave after running into pedestrians in downtown Athens crosswalk
Stock image By Joe Johnson On the night of April 25th a man and woman were struck by a car as they crossed the street near the Live Wire...

Classic City News
May 42 min read


UGA student arrested after being kicked out of bar, cursing at police
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student recently was arrested after he was kicked out of a bar in downtown Athens and cursed out a...

Classic City News
May 11 min read
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