CLASSIC CITY NEWS

Issued this morning by Athens-Clarke County Tonight! 5pm tonight until 9am tomorrow morning, ACC Multimodal Transportation Center will be open as a warming station. The station will have donated items such as winter weather apparel/blankets, hot hands, and warm coffee - not to mention the smiling faces of our wonderful volunteers. Available for anyone who needs some time to escape the cold. Please note, this facility is not intended to serve as an overnight sleeping shelter

By Joe Johnson The glass display window of a downtown Athens clothing store was recently broken by two homeless men who were fighting. Ryan Kee Frank, 32, and Kyle Ian Fraser-Keeto, 37, were arguing about a phone charger on East Clayton Street at about 9 p.m. on December 3rd when things escalated into a physical altercation. During the fight one of the men pushed the other into the display window of Cillies, causing it to shatter. The store owner responded to the scene and

By Joe Johnson Alumdre Lekeith Larkin was recently arrested in downtown Athens where he was threatening pedestrians and then fought with police officers. The 31-year-old homeless man reportedly had been shouting obscenities at pedestrians and threatening them at the intersection of College Avenue and East Clayton Street at about 7 p.m. on October 24th. He threatened to fight the police officers who approached him about his behavior and when they tried to arrest him a struggl

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 An 88-year-old man was beaten and robbed outside of his home in east Athens Tuesday morning, Robert Lee Roach was leaving...

By Joe Johnson A 40-year-old homeless man was arrested on the afternoon of September 4th after he was found trespassing in the pool area...

stock photo By Joe Johnson An Athens police officer recently talked down an armed woman from killing herself and helped get her to the...

Brandon Douglas Hall By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested for assaulting another man who asked him to stop snoring on a downtown...

By Joe Johnson A 70-year-old convicted felon was arrested early the morning of July 2nd when he was found sleeping in Southeast Clarke...

Shernita Charlene Preddy By Joe Johnson A 59-year-old homeless woman was arrested the evening of July 8th after she stabbed another woman...

Jana Larise Russell By Joe Johnson 41-year-old woman was arrested the morning of June 28th by police who found her eating while topless...

Sue Ann Griffin By Joe Johnson A homeless woman who was living in storage unit on North Chase Street was arrested last week when police...

L Stock photo By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted a man and woman for assault in connection with a beating death last...

By Joe Johnson The body of an unidentified woman was found Saturday in the North Oconee River Park. Authorities are hoping that her...

Henry McKinsey Bolton By Joe Johnson Police on Monday arrested a suspect who reportedly threatened passengers on an Athens transit bus....

By Joe Johnson A man and his mother were arrested last week at Walmart Neighborhood Market on Atlanta Highway by police who responded to...

Brittani Ann Clark By Joe Johnson A woman was arrested in east Athens last week when police found her in public without pants on....

By Joe Johnson A tip recently led police to an extended stay hotel in Athens where they arrested a woman who is wanted in Florida for...

By Joe Johnson A second defendant initially charged with murder for killing a homeless man in Athens last year has pleaded guilty to a...

By Joe Johnson A homeless man has pleaded guilty in a murder case involving another homeless person. In a negotiated agreement with...