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Oconee sheriff investigating attempted abduction of juvenile
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has issued the following community alert: We received a report of a possible attempted abduction of a...
Classic City News
Aug 31, 20241 min read
Residents flee from burning home in Barrow County
From the Barrow County Fire Department: At approximately 6:20 a.m. on Thursday Barrow County emergency crews were dispatched to a...
Classic City News
Aug 30, 20241 min read
Police chase ends with fatal crash in Athens
By Joe Johnson A motorcyclist was killed late Thursday afternoon when he engaged Oglethorpe County deputies in a pursuit that crossed...
Classic City News
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Shovel wins out in Madison County duel with crowbar
By Joe Johnson An altercation in Madison County between men armed with a shovel and crowbar ended with one of them hospitalized and the...
Classic City News
Aug 15, 20242 min read
Barrow County jailer arrested for allegedly spiking inmate food
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged 50-year-old Lolita Lightner, a former jailer at the Barrow County Sheriff’s...
Classic City News
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Saving history one log at a time
Republished with permission from The Oglethorpe Echo By McCain Bracewell James Bennett’s latest project started with the deconstruction...
Classic City News
Aug 10, 20243 min read
Athens police assist in Oglethorpe County armed standoff
The following story is reprinted with permission from The Oglethorpe Echo By Echo staff A man was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to...
Classic City News
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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