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Apalachee H.S. student arrested for making threat
A student at Apalachee High School was arrested following an investigation into a threatening remark they made, school officials said. In...

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Sep 13, 20251 min read


Woman assaulted over wrong man’s name on birth certificate
By Joe Johnson A woman was recently assaulted by her boyfriend when he learned that another man’s name was on their newborn child’s birth...

Classic City News
Sep 13, 20251 min read


Man arrested after fighting and biting bar employees
Joe Johnson Ethan Diego Miller, 22, of Gainesville, was arrested late in the evening of‘August 30th after he fought with employees of...

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Sep 12, 20251 min read


Athens man arrested for assaulting daughter
By Joe Johnson Kevin Lakie West, 48, of Quailwood Drive, was arrested the evening of August 24th after he badly injured his daughter...

Classic City News
Sep 12, 20251 min read


Paraglider critically injured in Barrow County crash
stock photo By Joe Johnson A man was critically injured Thursday afternoon when his paraglider crashed at Barrow County Airport. When...

Classic City News
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Trio of Athens cousins arrested amid drug probe
By Joe Johnson Three men who police say are cousins were recently arrested as part of drug trafficking investigation by the Northeast...

Classic City News
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Stop Trump’s AI death panels for Medicare
President Trump promised to protect Medicare. That’s not what his regime is doing. They launched a pilot project in 6 states (Arizona,...

Classic City News
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Gov. Kemp’s daughter becomes state trooper, is assigned to Athens post
The newest group of Georgia State Patrol troopers includes one of Gov. Brian Kemp’s daughters. Lucy Kemp graduated from trooper school...

Classic City News
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Two injured in Monroe helicopter crash
By Joe Johnson Two people were injured when their helicopter crashed Wednesday morning in Walton County. The Bell 206 helicopter went...

Classic City News
Sep 10, 20251 min read


Aggressive driver intentionally sideswiped car on Athens roadway
By Joe Johnson Candi Denise Lee-Jones, 43, of Loganville, was arrested the morning of August 27th for a road rage incident that happened...

Classic City News
Sep 10, 20251 min read


Fundraiser for injured pro baseball player from Athens
Early Friday morning, Rio Foster was a backseat passenger involved in a car accident. Rio was ejected from the vehicle and suffers from a...

Classic City News
Sep 10, 20251 min read


UGA student reports sexual assault by Uber driver
By Joe Johnson County police are investigating a University of Georgia student’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted by an Uber...

Classic City News
Sep 10, 20251 min read


Athens high school student arrested for bringing gun on campus
By Joe Johnson A student was arrested at Clarke Central High School the afternoon of August 20th when found in possession of a gun on...

Classic City News
Sep 9, 20251 min read


Man charged with sexually assaulting employee in downtown Athens vape shop
By Joe Johnson Kyle Joseph Anderson, 34, of White Plains, PA, was arrested Sunday afternoon after he sexually assaulted an employee in...

Classic City News
Sep 9, 20251 min read


Sexual voyeur caught with pants down outside Athens bedroom
By Joe Johnson A homeless man who was caught with his pants down while spying on a man and woman in their bedroom was indicted this week...

Classic City News
Sep 8, 20251 min read


Employee sexually assaulted in Athens vape shop
By Joe Johnson A 25-year-old Snellville woman was sexually assaulted Sunday morning while working at the Cloud 9 Smoke & Vape Shop in...

Classic City News
Sep 8, 20251 min read


Woman reports being raped in her Athens apartment
By Joe Johnson Police are investigating a report by a 22-year-old Athens woman that she was raped in her apartment late Friday night. The...

Classic City News
Sep 8, 20251 min read


Athens man indicted for shooting girlfriend
By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County grand jury has indicted a man who shot his girlfriend three months ago. Jose Rodolfo Linares, 53, ...

Classic City News
Sep 8, 20251 min read


When the Goat Man came to Athens
By T.W. Burger Charles “Ches” McCartney, aka The Goat Man, had been a personal hero of mine ever since I was a boy growing up in Athens...

Classic City News
Sep 6, 20255 min read


Athens man arrested with enough fentanyl to kill thousands
By Joe Johnson Eric Maurice Fair, 44, of Franklin Street was recently arrested while in possession of enough fentanyl to kill thousands...

Classic City News
Sep 6, 20251 min read
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