Victims ask parole board to do what Athens DA didn't - keep sexual predator behind bars for life
By Rebecca Lindstrom, Ciara Bri'd Frisbie, Meredith Sheldon (11Alive), Mike Nicolas Avery Hogan Pendergraph is behind bars at Wilcox...
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- 17 hours ago
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UGA prepares workforce for Georgia’s second largest industry
By Roy Parry/UGA Today In 2021, the hospitality and tourism industry thrived. Nearly 200 million visitors to Georgia produced $34.4...
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- 1 day ago
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Spanish Ballots
By Mara Zuniga At the first Athens-Clarke County budget hearing, I suggested to the local government to redirect funding for the Board of...
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- 4 days ago
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Young man shot when gunfire erupts at Athens student housing complex
By Joe Johnson young man was injured by gunfire early Wednesday during a shooting at an unauthorized pool party at an Athens student...
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- 6 days ago
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Logging truck overturns on Athens roadway
At 9:21 a.m. Tuesday Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of Carter Electric...
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- 7 days ago
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Felony charges dismissed in case of UGA students accused of beating opossum to death
By Joe Johnson Felony animal cruelty charges have been dismissed against a University of Georgia of student who was arrested two years go...
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- May 27
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Funeral for a Friend: Oconee County Bids Farewell to a Beloved Deputy
By Joe Johnson Residents of Oconee County on Friday gathered to honor the life of Lt. Scott Underwood of the Sheriff's Office, who...
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- May 27
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Mayor Girtz Announces Finalists for Auditor, Municipal Court Judge Appointments
Mayor Kelly Girtz announces that Gavin Hassemer is the sole finalist for the position of Auditor for the Athens-Clarke County Unified...
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- May 26
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Elisa Zarate Appointed Interim Clerk of Superior & State Courts
Clerk of Superior and State Courts Beverly Logan tendered her resignation effective May 31, 2023 to Governor Brian P. Kemp, who accepted...
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- May 26
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Attorney says Athens DA’s junket played role in child rape case Marsy’s Law violation
By Michael Prochaska/The Oconee Enterprise Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez on April 18 signed off on a...
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- May 25
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Two people die from injuries suffered in separate Athens traffic accidents
By Johnson Two people have died from injuries they sustained in separate motor vehicle crashes that occurred earlier this month in...
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- May 24
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Classic City News celebrates 4 years of reporting news that the Athens community wants
By Joe Johnson Today marks four years since the online debut of Classic City News and I hope that you have enjoyed and benefited from...
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- May 24
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Athens man pleades guilty to fedetral gun charge, possession of 'shanks' while awaiting trial
By Joe Johnson An Athens man with a lengthy and violent criminal recently entered guilty pleas in two separate federal cases, admitting...
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- May 24
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Police in Walton County issue lookout for armed and dangerous shooting suspect
By Joe Johnson The Monroe Police Department is asking for the public's help with locating a shooting suspect who they consider to be...
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- May 20
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Oconee County deputy dies from off-duty accident
By Joe Johnson A long serving veteran Oconee County sheriff’s deputy died on Friday, reportedly from injuries sustained in an off-duty...
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- May 19
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Officer pepper sprays student at Clarke Central High School
By Joe Johnson A police officer this week used pepper spray at Clarke Central high School to subdue a student who was described as being...
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- May 18
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Once thought 'hiding in plain sight' in Athens, Illinois girl found six years after abduction
By Joe Johnson A teenager has been reunited with her father in Illinois six years after her mother abducted her. Kayla Unbehaun was 9...
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- May 17
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Longtime Clarke County Clerk of Courts set to retire
By Joe Johnson Beverly Logan has announced she is retiring after having presided for three decades as chief clerk at the courthouse in...
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- May 17
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Former security guard pleads guilty to threatening to kill Democrats in Athens during 2022 campaign
By Joe Johnson An Elberton woman who worked as a security guard at a political campaign office in Athens has pleaded guilty to...
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- May 15
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Athens Pride Parade 2023 details announced
Athens Pride & Queer Collective announces that the 2023 Athens Pride Parade will be held on June 3, 2023 in Downtown Athens beginning at...
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