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 8
- 1 min
Word of the day: Trade-last
Trade-Last [TRAYD-last] Part of speech: noun Origin: American English, 19th century A compliment from a third person that is relayed to...
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Classic City News
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Man lying in road run over and killed in Oglethorpe County
By Joe Johnson A man who was lying in the middle of an Oglethorpe County roadway last week was run over and killed by a tractor-trailer...
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Classic City News
- Aug 29
- 1 min
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 27
- 1 min
Athens woman’s unborn child dies after traffic accident
From the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: ACCPD Investigating Fatal Crash On August 20, 2024, at approximately 10:45 AM, the...
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Classic City News
- Aug 26
- 3 min
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 20
- 1 min
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 18
- 1 min
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 18
- 1 min
Fire destroys house in Normaltown neighborhood of Athens
The house small single-story dwelling was already 75-percent engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived, according to the ACCFESD. The...
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