CLASSIC CITY NEWS

It is not good to be entirely without experience of cold and heat, but one ought in some degree to feel the cold in winter and likewise...

Izalee Tasha Cooper By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was arrested last week after crashing her car allegedly while intoxicated and injuring...

The total length of the U.S. shoreline is 95,471 miles long, according to NOAA. The official measurement includes Hawaii and Alaska.

The following was released on Friday: The Athens Regional Library System Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth...

A woman who was fired this week from the Athens police force was arrested today by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The police...

Perpend [pər-PEND] Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, 15th century (Archaic) To ponder, consider. Examples of perpend in a sentence "My...

Unlike many other species of mongoose, Banded Mongooses are very social. When faced with a predator, they all squish in very close to one...

On January 15, 1919, more than 2 million gallons of molasses spewed through Boston’s North End in an event known today as the Great...

By Joe Johnson Authorities continue to investigate the weekend death of a 40-year-old man whose body was found in his home in the Athens...

Anent [ə-NENT] Part of speech: preposition Origin: Old English, pre-13th century Concerning; about. Examples of anent in a sentence "I...

By Joe Johnson A pair of Athens teens have become the first defendants to be indicted in the Western Judicial Circuit under the new state...

By Albert DeSimone I remember hearing a dialogue long ago between two musicians, one Black and one white. The white musician said: “We...

Palinode [PAL-ə-nohd] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 17th century A poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in...

By Jeb Bradberry  I would like to address the CCSD opt out of House Bill 581. First let’s get this straight, no one is against educating...

O n September 12, 1866, a packed house at Niblo's Garden theater at the junction of Broadway and Prince Street in New York City witnessed...

In the coming weeks , the seven planets joining Earth in our solar system will be visible all at once in the night sky as they get...

Lavender Waxbills have a specific greeting ritual — they say “hello” by alternately bowing to one another. Both male and female birds...

Amber Ferguson was recognized in August for saving the life of a drowning child A woman who was fired on Tuesday from the Athens police...

A woman who was fired this week from the Athens police force was arrested today by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The police...

For millennia, lighthouses have guided wayward ships away from hazardous waters, providing safety during powerful storms. Lighthouses...