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 17
- 1 min
Convicted child molester found working on Athens public school grounds
By Joe Johnson A convicted child molester was found working at the Athens Community Career Academy on Thursday when the school ‘s...
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- Aug 14
- 4 min
Wife: “Psychotic break”led to armed standoff with police
The following story is reprinted with permission from The Oglethorpe Echo By Echo staff Leigh Ann Dieball said her husband had a...
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- Aug 14
- 1 min
Man leaves dogs to die in Athens apartment
By Joe Johnson An Athens man is facing felony charges after he abandoned a pair of dogs in his apartment while he was out of state for...
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Classic City News
- Aug 10
- 2 min
NY Post: Another member of Laken Riley’s accused killer’s family linked to violent Venezuelan gang
The accused killer of Laken Riley is showing that Venezuela’s violent Tren de Aragua gang is a family affair, the NY Post has reported....
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- Aug 7
- 3 min
Honey never expires
is often credited as a multiuse wonder, known to soothe sore throats, heal burns, and add a little sweetness to drinks and desserts. But...
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- Aug 6
- 1 min
Word of the day: Coloratura
Coloratura [kə-lə-rə-TOO-rə] Part of speech: noun Origin: Italian, 18th century Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in...
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Classic City News
- Jul 31
- 4 min
Some intriguing facts about Déjà Vu
Déjà vu (French for “already seen”) is not just the feeling that you’ve experienced something before — it’s also the sense that the...
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Classic City News
- Jul 27
- 6 min
9 facts about vice presidents who succeeded into the presidency
In the United States presidential line of succession, it falls to the Vice President to succeed to the presidency if their predecessor is...
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Classic City News
- Jul 25
- 17 min
About 1/3 of vehicles were electric in 1910
For centuries, getting around by horse and cart was the standard mode of transportation. By the 1800s, however, these hay-powered haulers...
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Classic City News
- Jul 23
- 3 min
Theft of Mona Lisa helped to make it famous
Today Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is probably the most famous painting in the world — and it deserves the accolade. Painted between...
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- Jul 14
- 1 min
Word of the day: Variegate
Variegate [VER-ee-ə-gait] Part of speech: verb Origin: Late Latin, mid-17th century 1.Alter in appearance, especially by adding different...
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Classic City News
- Jul 14
- 4 min
“Restaurant” literally means food that restores, and once referred to broths
French cuisine is often considered the epitome of fine dining, and that could be because French cooks are said to have launched the...
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Classic City News
- Jul 12
- 5 min
Historical facts to challenge your sense of time
History, at first glance, is a simple enough concept — a series of events that happen in chronological order and that eventually add up...
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- Jul 11
- 1 min
Word of the day: Recondite
Recondite [rə-KAHN-diyt] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, mid-17th century (Of a subject or knowledge) Little known; abstruse....
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Classic City News
- Jul 5
- 7 min
Library of Congress and wedding cake nearly 2 centuries old
Love them or ignore them, celebrity weddings have seemingly always been a topic of fascination for Americans. One famous case: the...
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- Jun 27
- 1 min
Word of the day: Arcuate
Arcuate [ARK-yoo-eyt] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 16th century Shaped like a bow, curved. Examples of arcuate in a sentence...
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- Jun 20
- 1 min
Science fact of the day: Goliath frogs can’t vocalize
Goliath frogs cannot make vocalizations because they lack a vocal sac, which renders them completely mute.
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Classic City News
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Some facts about the color red
Red is the most complex color in the visible spectrum. In one moment, red can conjure images of war and bloodshed, and in another,...
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Classic City News
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Scientists have studied the ideal amount of time to properly dunk an Oreo cookie
Milk and cookies go together like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, Jay-Z and Beyoncé. However, there is a right way and a wrong...
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