Elbert Co. woman fatally stabbed in New Year's Eve domestic violence incident
By Joe Johnson An Elbert County woman was fatally stabbed over the New Year’s weekend in what authorities are calling a case of domestic...
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Classic City News
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Handicap parking violation in Athens leads to arrest of paroled felon on drug charges
By Joe Johnson A convicted felon is back behind bars on drug offenses after he parked a car in a handicap parking space. Santonio Raymond...
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Classic City News
- Jan 4
- 2 min
'Everybody Eats' gang member indicted for shooting up Athens apartments
By Joe Johnson An Athens gang member was recently indicted for shooting up two eastside apartments last summer. In a 21-count indictment...
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Classic City News
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Athens waking up to widespread flooding
By Joe Johnson Athens was inundated with rain throughout Tuesday night that caused widespread localized flooding, a trend that is...
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Classic City News
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Suspected mail thief arrested after trying to cash stolen check at Athens bank
By Joe Johnson A Jackson County man who is suspected of stealing from mailboxes locally and elsewhere was reportedly arrested last week...
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Classic City News
- Jan 3
- 1 min
Gang member sentenced to prison for 2021 downtown Athens shooting that injured eight
By Joe Johnson A gang member on Tuesday was handed a 40 year sentence for a 2021 shooting in downtown Athens that injured eight people....
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Classic City News
- Jan 3
- 1 min
GBI agent promoted to inspector
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday announced the promotion of special agent Jeff Roesler to Inspector. He will provide...
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Classic City News
- Jan 3
- 1 min
Federal legislation bears fruit
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....
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Classic City News
- Jan 3
- 7 min
The Fire Department is on Life Support
By Mara Zúñiga It should have been as simple as just voting yes on December 6, 2022, for the recognition of the Professional Firefighters...
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Classic City News
- Jan 3
- 1 min
Athens woman shot at Lexington Road gas station
By Joe Johnson An Athens woman reportedly was injured over the weekend when gunfire broke out at an eastside gas station. According to an...
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Classic City News
- Dec 31
- 1 min
Kemp signs order to fill Barrow Co. State Rep.-elect Rampey’s seat
By Joe Johnson Two weeks after the arrest on burglary and drug charges of newly-elected Georgia House of Representatives member Danny...
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Classic City News
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Child seriously injured by pit bull dog in Madison County
By Joe Johnson A 3-year-old girl is missing a piece of her face following a Christmas Day attack by a pit bull dog in Madison County. The...
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Classic City News
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Athens man shot at Nellie B Homes
By Joe Johnson A man reportedly was shot Thursday afternoon at Nellie B Homes in east Athens. Officers responded to the public housing...
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Classic City News
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Airplane crashes in Athens, pilot and passenger walk away with minor injuries
By Joe Johnson An airplane reportedly crashed Thursday afternoon, soon after taking off from Athens-Ben Epps Airport and the pilot and a...
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Classic City News
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Police Chief promotes tax credit that could provide $3 million in funding to ACCPD
By Jerry Saulters It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that I offer this letter of support to the Athens-Clarke Police Foundation...
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Classic City News
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Athens woman charged with setting up man's shooting in dispute about money
By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly setting up a man to be shot, according to an Athens-Clarke County...
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Classic City News
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Teen arrested for Athens Gardens shooting
By Joe Johnson A teen was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting at Athens Gardens apartments. According to Athens Clarke County...
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Classic City News
- Dec 28, 2022
- 5 min
A Little Weird: Twitter & Me
By Eddie Whitlock Twitter eluded me. I never got it. My daughter told me I should join to promote my books, so I did. I felt like the...
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Classic City News
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Stolen vehicle chased by GSP ends in crash, closes Athens roadway
By Joe Johnson A chase involving a stolen vehicle and a Georgia State Patrol unit Tuesday reportedly ended when both vehicles crashed in...
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Classic City News
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Athens sex trafficking case dismissed due to mishandling by DA's Office
By Joe Johnson An Athens child sex trafficking case from last year was dismissed this week by a Superior Court judge due to prosecutors...
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