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High fire danger in Athens-Clarke County prompts urgent warning from officials
By Joe Johnson Fire officials are urging residents to exercise extreme caution as high fire danger conditions persist due to low relative...

Classic City News
Mar 20, 20251 min read


Watch dramatic bodycam footage of Barrow deputy rescuing infant from Winder apartment fire
By Joe Johnson Responding to an apartment building fire in Winder last Tuesday, Barrow County Deputy Jhancarlos Arango risked his life to...

Classic City News
Mar 5, 20251 min read


Officers injured when rescuing children from apartment fire in Barrow County
284 Apperson Drive An infant and two older children were rescued Tuesday from a fire at an apartment complex In Barrow County. The young...

Classic City News
Feb 26, 20251 min read


Police officers injured rescuing residents from Winder apartment complex fire
Photo courtesy of WCB-TV The following information was provided to CCN by Winder Fire Chief Matt Whiting: Winder Fire was dispatched to a...

Classic City News
Feb 25, 20251 min read


Athens mobile home destroyed by fire
The Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department on Sunday posted the following on its Facebook page: At 12:03 pm...

Classic City News
Feb 18, 20251 min read


Residents escape from Athens house fire, their pets perish
The Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department posted the following on its Facebook page Saturday night: This morning at...

Classic City News
Feb 16, 20251 min read


Downtown Athens eatery has second fire in less than two years
Aftermath of Sunday’s fire By Joe Johnson Firefighters for the second time since 2023 had to extinguish a fire at a restaurant in...

Classic City News
Feb 11, 20251 min read


Residents evacuated during Vine Street apartment building fire
I The following was released by the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: C-shift crews were dispatched to a...

Classic City News
Jan 27, 20251 min read


Fire chases women from their home into the freezing cold
By Joe Johnson Residents of a house in northeastern Athens-Clarke County this week were alerted to an early morning fire by a smoke alarm...

Classic City News
Jan 24, 20251 min read


Residents flee Athens house fire
The following was released this evening by the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: B-shift crews were dispatched...

Classic City News
Jan 19, 20251 min read


Athens house damaged by Christmas Eve fire
By Joe Johnson A house on Brickleberry Ridge was damaged by fire on December 24. The Christmas Eve fire started after residents built a...

Classic City News
Jan 2, 20251 min read


Pilot uninjured as plane makes emergency belly landing in Athens
The Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department posted the following on its Facebook page: On 12/24/24 at approximately...

Classic City News
Dec 31, 20241 min read


Passerby heroically rescues resident from Winterville house fire
Dylan Betts was driving home from work last Tuesday afternoon when he saw heavy smoke billowing from a house on Oakmont Circle in...

Classic City News
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Cigarette sparks trash truck fire in Athens
The following was released today by the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department: Another ACCSW truck caught on fire today. Our driver...

Classic City News
Nov 4, 20241 min read


Fire in FedEx facility
From the West Jackson Fire Department: Commercial Fire: 650 Braselton Parkway, contained to vehicles inside commercial structure.

Classic City News
Sep 28, 20241 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...

Classic City News
Sep 20, 20241 min read



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Sep 9, 20240 min read


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...

Classic City News
Sep 8, 20241 min read


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...

Classic City News
Sep 2, 20241 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...

Classic City News
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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