Fire destroys house in Winterville
The following concerning a house fire on Oakmont Circle in Winterville was released by the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency...
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Oct 41 min read
Fire destroys house in Oconee County
By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a house in Oconee County Friday morning. The lone resident who was...
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Classic City News
Sep 201 min read
Athens firefighters quickly extinguish blaze threatening new apartment complex
By Joe Johnson Firefighters early Thursday responded to an alarm at an unoccupied apartment complex under construction east of downtown...
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Classic City News
Sep 111 min read
Climbing the stairs to honor those who climbed them on 9/11
From the University of Georgia: This morning we honored the 23rd anniversary of the World Trade Center 9/11 attacks with an inaugural...
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Classic City News
Sep 61 min read
Fire battalion chief killed by vehicle explosion
A battalion chief was killed when a burning truck exploded in Greene County Wednesday morning. Officials said Chris Eddy, a battalion...
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Classic City News
Aug 301 min read
Residents flee from burning home in Barrow County
From the Barrow County Fire Department: At approximately 6:20 a.m. on Thursday Barrow County emergency crews were dispatched to a...
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Classic City News
Aug 291 min read
Motorists injured when car crashes and burns in northeast Athens-Clarke County
From the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: A-Shift, Engine 26, Ladder 1, and Winterville Fire responded to a...
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Classic City News
Aug 263 min read
From Joe’s story vault: B-52’s Love Shack burns down
I wrote this for the Athens Banner-Herald 20 years ago Joe Johnson jjohnson@onlineathens.com December 15, 2004 " Well it's set way back...
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Classic City News
Aug 201 min read
Athens child survives drowning incident at Sandy Creek Park
By Joe Johnson A 4-year-old Athens girl on Saturday survived a drowning incident at Sandy Creek Park. According to a police report,...
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Classic City News
Aug 181 min read
House in Normaltown neighborhood of Athens destroyed by fire
By Joe Johnson A house in the Normaltown neighborhood of Athens was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. The lone resident, Patti Thorne,...
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Classic City News
Aug 71 min read
Squatters may have caused fire at Athens apartment complex
By Joe Johnson Squatters possibly are to blame for a fire early Sunday morning at Cascades on the River apartments on Sycamore Drive off...
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