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Convicted felon indicted for shooting Athens man several times in 2022
By Joe Johnson An Athens grand jury this week indicted a convicted felon who shot a man several times two years ago. Antwon Maurice...

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Oct 24, 20241 min read
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College student robbed while eating in downtown Athens
By Joe Johnson A college student was enjoying a meal with friends in downtown Athens this week when a thief grabbed her wallet from the...

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Oct 17, 20241 min read
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UGA football player charged with battery and assault on unborn child
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia football player was arrested early Tuesday in connection with an incident with a former girlfriend...

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Oct 9, 20242 min read
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Athens man charged with assaulting uncle with large stick
By Joe Johnson A man was arrested at his home in eastside Athens after he allegedly attacked his uncle with a large stick. Christopher...

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Oct 2, 20242 min read
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Athens man charged with attempted murder for knife attack on victim’s face
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a 30- year-old Athens man for allegedly trying to kill another man by...

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Sep 21, 20241 min read
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Boy indicted as adult for attempted murder in knife attack on Athens family
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has charged an Athens boy with attempted murder in connection with a knife attack on his hosts...

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Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Suspects arrested after chase ends with car crashing and overturning
By Joe Johnson Two suspects were arrested last week following a high-speed chase that ended when their car crashed and overturned. The...

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Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Arrest made in Oconee County attempted child abduction
Updated Facebook post by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Our investigators have successfully identified and detained a suspect in...

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Sep 6, 20241 min read
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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...

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Aug 31, 20241 min read
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Man sentenced to prison for Athens machete assault
By Joe Johnson A man has been sentenced to prison in connection with an assault that occurred three years ago in which he repeatedly...

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Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Judge denies bail for man accused of killing girlfriend at Athens bus stop
By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has denied bail for a man who was arrested earlier this month for killing his ex-girlfriend by...

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Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Athens man pleads not guilty to 2001 murder of UGA law student Tara Baker
By Joe Johnson A 49-year-old Athens man on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murdering University of Georgia law school student Tara Louise...

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Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Athens man knocked out and robbed while taking walk
By Joe Johnson A 23-year-old Athens man reportedly was taking a walk along West Broad Street Monday evening when someone knocked him...

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Aug 8, 20241 min read
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