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Canadian Brass to kick off UGA Presents holiday music series
From the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center: “ Nothing proclaims celebration and festivity like the sound of brass instruments....

Classic City News
Nov 13, 20242 min read


Laken Riley murder defendant granted request for trial by judge
By Joe Johnson One day before jury selection was to begin, the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley was granted his request...

Classic City News
Nov 12, 20241 min read


UGA student arrested after blasting Biden-Harris sign with shotgun
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested last week after he celebrated the election of Donald Trump as president by...

Classic City News
Nov 11, 20242 min read


UGA student charged with raping freshman in dorm room
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested last week on charges that he raped a UGA freshman in a campus dormitory....

Classic City News
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Man indicted for allegedly raping UGA student in 2022
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury last week indicted a 33-year-old Eatonton man for the alleged rape of a University of Georgia...

Classic City News
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Judge denies request to move trial of Laken Riley’s accused killer out of Athens
By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has denied a request to change the venue for the murder trial of Jose Ibarra, who is accused of...

Classic City News
Nov 3, 20242 min read


Rescued from the brink of death, Scout the Doodle dog waits for his forever home
By Joe Johnson Three months ago, a mix-breed doodle dog had been left to die when someone abandoned it at a dumpster. Rescued and given a...

Classic City News
Oct 31, 20241 min read


From punch cards to SIM cards: 50 years of computing at UGA
By Albert DiSimone Jr. If the automobile had advanced as much as the computer, we would all be carrying our cars around in briefcases,...

Classic City News
Oct 21, 20241 min read


Exquisite Chamber Choir The Sixteen Makes Athens Debut with Old and New Music
From the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center: Exquisite Chamber Choir The Sixteen Makes Athens Debut with Old and New Music ...

Classic City News
Oct 17, 20243 min read


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...

Classic City News
Oct 9, 20242 min read


UGA student reports being raped by Lyft driver
By Joe Johnson A 21-year-old University of Georgia student reported Thursday that she had been raped by a Lyft driver. The Athens-Clarke...

Classic City News
Oct 4, 20241 min read


Grammy Award-winning jazz singer to make UGA Presents debut
The close precision and frothy power of her voice stand out immediately … so does the depth of her comfort within the jazz...

Classic City News
Oct 3, 20243 min read


Composer and virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin returns to Athens for world premiere
The man is a miracle.”—Gramophone “ A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” ( New York Times ) Pianist Marc-André Hamelin is...

Classic City News
Sep 27, 20243 min read


UGA’s first black football player to be honored in Athens by historical society
James “Jim” Hurley, the University of Georgia’s first African American football player, will receive this year’s “Uncommon Valor Award,”...

Classic City News
Sep 23, 20242 min read


UGA symposium to feature former U.S. Sens. Heitkamp, Chambliss
The University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs announces the second annual Johnny Isakson Symposium on Political...

Classic City News
Sep 23, 20242 min read


UGA’s first black football player to be honored
ASALH (Athens, GA) James “Jim” Hurley, the University of Georgia’s first African American football player, will receive this year’s...

Classic City News
Sep 22, 20242 min read


Prosecution confirms video of Jose Ibarra disposing of bloody clothing after Laken Riley murder
By Joe Johnson Evidence linking murder defendant Jose Ibarra to the death of Laken Riley includes video of him disposing of bloody...

Classic City News
Sep 17, 20242 min read


“Bunny” to undergo complicated surgery at UGA vet hospital
From the Society of Humane Friends Georgia: Bunny is the sweetest little girl and she’s at UGA about to undergo a pretty complicated...

Classic City News
Sep 13, 20241 min read


University of Georgia football player arrested for driving over 100 mph
By Joe Johnson Another Georgia football player was arrested for speeding and reckless driving on Thursday night. The Athens-Clarke County...

Classic City News
Sep 13, 20241 min read


Australian contemporary circus company Circa returns to UGA
In early 2020, the critically acclaimed Australian contemporary circus company Circa brought a show called Humans to UGA. Now they...

Classic City News
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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