CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By James P. Hilton Ignore that elephant sitting over there. Just look over here at this flashy new movie starring handsome heartthrob...

By Albert DeSimone Athens is the penultimate city of left-wing activism, perhaps only losing the last most left position to San...

By Jason E. Elder (laughter from Commissioner Hamby) "... but, but if there's somebody who wants to speak to it since it's like brand new...

By Mara Zuniga City Hall was full of red shirts on April 4, 2023. Red was meant to demonstrate support for the Professional Firefighters...

By Michael H. McLendon In following the tale of DA Gonzalez, I have often wondered if she remembers reading Shakespeare and the phrase...

Question: What brand of journalism fails to ask the the most basic, elementary questions like who, what, where, when, how, and why?...

By T.W. Burger 74, for God’s sake. I often facetiously add “how the hell did THAT happen?” as if I didn’t know. It’s amazing how fast the...

By Eddie Whitlock Some of you may feel insulted by this column. I assure you that the only person I intend to insult is me. Well. There...

I'm Paul Bunce, a "community organizer" working on behalf of taxpayers, property owners and bike riders of Clarke County. We're trying...

By Patricia J. Priest If you wonder why UGA defensive lineman Jalen Carter felt he could get away with driving 89 mph and faster through...

By Shane Sims It has been more than a year since I wrote my last article for Classic City News due to an increasingly busy and hectic...

Dear Editor, The efforts by state Senators Frank Ginn and Bill Cowsert and state Representatives Marcus Wiedower and Houston Gaines to...

Good news! Republican state legislators have decided they are qualified to make health care decisions for Georgians under 18 who identify...

By T.W. Burger My mother lived in Athens, GA, the bustling university town where I grew up. She liked to get her hair done by Judy, who...

By James P. Hilton When little known Jimmy Carter first told his mother Miss Lillian, “momma, I’m running for president,” with a...

By Michael H. McLendon This is a rush to judgment story where the devil is in the details, but the headline says it all. The bottom...

By T.W. Burger Fat Albert was the best. I wish he still stood at the wait in the graveled parking area next to my garage. If it weren’t...

Good news! A whole lot of highly advanced chip manufacturing will soon happen in the U.S. Who knows maybe Georgia will be a future site....

By Dennis Rice There has always been in public schools the fight over what to teach, how to teach it, and at what age - especially,...

By T.W. Burger In all the years that I have lived outside of the South, I have remained amused by what the natives of the North like to...