CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is reviewing the death of an 86-year-old resident of an assisted living facility for possible neglect by one of the employees, The woman died Sunday morning at Manor Lake while under the care of a 34-year old employee who has had numerous problems in the short time she’s been there. The employee had previously been found sleeping on the job and allegedly had not been properly caring for the resident who died. She was a

Glenn (file) By Joe Johnson Trico Latorey Glenn, 50, of Winterville Road, is being sought police for assaulting his girlfriend with a crowbar during a domestic violence at their home early in the morning of March 27th. He and the 52-year-old victim were arguing about his drinking when he struck her in the face with the crowbar. He took her phone when she tried to call for help. The assault was witnessed by the victim’s teenage daughter who called 911. A police incident report

By Joe Johnson Athens police last week cited the Theta Chi fraternity after receiving neighborhood complaints about loud music being played by a band at its South Milledge Avenue frat house, At about 11:30 am March 28th an officer confirmed that the county noise ordinance was being violated by parking several hundred feet away from the fraternity house, at the corner of Peabody and Bloomfield streets, “Measuring the distance using Google Earth shows a difference of approxima

If nothing else, Trump has brought out the true “American” in many Americans. Americans standing up for what they believe—to protest with the largest numbers possible—is what made us who we are. Support for the cause is irrelevant. Support for the right is everything. Thomas Jefferson put it perfectly: “The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.” When Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tried to shut do

By T.W. Burger The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would be 97 this year if some pinhead hadn’t shot him. He would perhaps be gone frail and a little dotty. Thinking back on his arc as firebrand and martyr, which is frankly hard to imagine. Those of us who were around in his day remember him differently than younger folks do. While he was alive he was, depending on where you stood, a visionary, a man of God who held his country’s collective feet to the fire of its own founding do

Released today by the Gwinnett County Police Department Lawrenceville, Ga., April. 3, 2026) – Gwinnett County Police detectives have identified the suspect seen on camera holding a gun and attempting to kick in an apartment door. On March 22, around 1:00 a.m. officers responded to a suspicious activity call at 900 Legacy Park Dr. The victim said someone was at his apartment door trying to kick the door in and had a gun in his hand. When officers arrived, the victim showed t

Released today by the Clarke County School District Athens, Georgia — Clarke County School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Scott today announced the appointment of Dr. Kristina Lerch-Batson as Assistant Principal of Barrow Elementary School beginning in the 2026-27 school year. Dr. Lerch-Batson, whose appointment was approved by the Clarke County Board of Education at its Thursday, April 2 meeting, has been an assistant principal at Clarke Middle School since 202

From ACC Leisure Services Athens-Clarke Leisure Services offers small group swim lessons for children ages 3 and up. All lessons are taught by certified lifeguards. Classes are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. Your child must be 3 years old or older and potty trained to participate in Swim School. The lessons are broken into three, 45-minute classes a week for three weeks, for a total of nine lessons, and are available at the Bishop Park, Lay Park, and Heard Park

By Joe Johnson An Athens man has been found guilty of shooting his marijuana supplier and was sentenced to 25 years with the first 15 years to be served in prison. Following a trial in Superior Court, a jury last month convicted 52-year-old David Ray Wilhelm of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Judge Eric Norris sentenced him to 15 years in prison and 10 on probation. The crime occurred in January 2025 when Wilhelm shot 54-year-old

From ACC Leisure Services The Leisure Services Departments offers a variety of fun and engaging activities for toddlers and pre-schoolers this month: "Tiny Picasso - Paper Plate Hot Air Balloons" at Howard Park "Super Hero Adventure Playgroup" at Howard Park "123 Toddler and Me!" at Lay Park "Storytime in the Park" at Dudley Pak "Jumping Gym" at Howard Park "Fantastic Friday" at Bishop Park "Art in the Park" at Sandy Creek Park "Preschool Takedown" at Lay Park "Tiny Trek" at

By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student has been sentenced to probation for an alleged drunk-driving incident in which his car struck and killed a man three years ago. Benhur G. Tedfai, a 23-year-old management information systems major, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge for the 2023 incident on West Broad Street that claimed the life of 34-year-old Michael Jerrell Kitchen. He entered the plea in an agreement with prosecutors after a Superior Cour

By Joe Johnson What began as domestic violence in a moving vehicle Monday morning turned into a car chase involving two police agencie that ended with the suspect crashing on the other side of the county. It all started in the Beechwood Pines apartment complex off West Broad Street, where the victim escaped from being assaulted by 33-year-old Evan Sanders Frommer as he drove his Jeep. A witness had followed in his own vehicle until the bloodied victim jumped out of the stil-

From ACCPD Danielsville Rd blocked off from Hull Rd to Calhoun Dr due to a water leak. Seek alternate route.

By Joe Johnson Jennings Mill Road was closed to civilian traffic this afternoon in connection with police chasing the vehicle of a suspect that eventually ended with the suspect running off the road and being taken into custody. The incident appears to have begun when the suspect fled from a traffic stop and local officers, later joined by state troopers, gave pursuit on Atlanta Highway and then on Jennings Mill Road, ending on Jennings Mill Parkway. Police subsequently issu

Prince Avenue overpass The following was released by Indivisible District 10 Nearly 4,000 people joined the third national “No Kings” action on Saturday in Athens and nearby counties, joining the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. The 4,000 local protestors joined an estimated 8 million Americans who poured into the streets across America on March 28 to speak out against the Trump administration’s authoritarian overreach and its threat to the America’s democratic ins

By Joe Johnson A man who was accused of raping a University of Georgia freshman in her dorm room has been sentenced to 10 years of probation. The probationary period for 20-year-old Theodore Bennett Angell will begin when he completes a brief period of confinement. On Wednesday a Superior Court judge sentenced him in accordance with a plea agreement reached last month between Angell and the District Attorney’s Office. The plea deal was made with the approval of the victim, a

By Joe Johnson A man and his passenger were both arrested Wednesday night after a police officer stopped their car for failing to obey a stop sign on Nellie B Avenue. Charles Justin Walls and his passenger, Ronald Junior Malcom, were both found by the officer to be wanted on felony warrants. Walls was wanted for a burglary in Athens and Malcom had an outstanding felony probation violation warrant. Walls was additionally charged with possession of cocaine after he was searche

By Joe Johnson Athens police are investigating the theft of property valued at several hundred dollars from the Athentic Brewing Company on Park Avenue. According to police, the thief struck on the night of March 16th when he stole a half dozen full propane tanks and an orange outdoor fan from a storage pavilion. Surveillance footage reportedly shows an older man dressed in black walking around the business and pulling on its doors. He then parked his white Hyundai SUV at th