A few tips on restaurant etiquette
Whether it’s a hot date or a birthday brunch, even the most seasoned among us can feel a little adrift when it comes to dining out...
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Classic City News
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Man arrested for Oconee County kidnap attempt is registered sex offender
Updated Facebook post by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Our investigators have successfully identified and detained a suspect in...
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Classic City News
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Stuff about the color orange
The artist Wassily Kandinsky described orange as “red brought closer to humanity” in his 1912 book , Concerning the Spiritual in Art ....
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Classic City News
- Sep 7
- 1 min
Lee’s photo of the day: Unvanquished in the thrift store
Lee Shearer was there to photograph the last warrior standing
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Classic City News
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Some common weather myths
The meteorological conditions we refer to as the weather can be the source of some pretty serious myths and misconceptions. Some are...
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Classic City News
- Sep 7
- 1 min
Science fact of the day: Mt. Everest isn’t the farthest point from center of the Earth
While Mount Everest is the highest point above global mean sea level, it is not the farthest point from Earth’s center — that honor...
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- Sep 7
- 4 min
What was America’s population through history?
The first inhabitants of what is now the United States appeared around 15,000 to 20,000 years ago — a blip in time compared to the annals...
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- Sep 7
- 7 min
Mermaids, Centaurs, and More: Mythological Creatures 101
Woven into tapestries, glittering from stained-glass windows, standing guard as statues, or starring in our favorite stories, films, and...
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- Sep 7
- 1 min
Word of the day: Boswell
Boswell [BAHZ-well] Part of speech: noun Origin: English, 18th century A person who accompanies another and records their life. Examples...
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Classic City News
- Sep 7
- 1 min
Athens boy threatened shootings at three middle schools
By Joe Johnson A 12-year-old Athens boy has been arrested for making school gun threats online. The arrest was made on Thursday, a day...
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- Sep 6
- 1 min
Officials address large gathering at Apalachee High School memorial in Winder
The city of Winder tonight is hosting a memorial for the victims of Wednesday’s horrific mass shooting that killed four students and...
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Classic City News
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Athens boy threatened shootings at three middle schools
By Joe Johnson A 12-year-old Athens boy has been arrested for making school gun threats online. The arrest was made on Thursday, a day...
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Classic City News
- Sep 6
- 1 min
City of Winder hosting Apalachee shooting victims memorial this evening
In response to the recent tragedy at Apalachee High School, the City of Winder has made the decision to refocus its upcoming TGIFF event...
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- Sep 6
- 1 min
Father and son have first appearances in Apalachee High School mass shooting case
The 14-year-old student who went on a killing spree this week at Apalachee High School in Barrow County made his first court appearance...
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- Sep 6
- 2 min
What is a love apple?
Apples were once thought to be aphrodisiacs T oday, tomatoes are so common and ubiquitous that some of us have no qualms sacrificing the...
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Classic City News
- Sep 6
- 1 min
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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Classic City News
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Earth is the only place in the known universe where fire occurs
Fire seems intrinsically linked to life on Earth. The fires of the Earth’s molten core formed the land we live on, forests are at their...
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- Sep 6
- 1 min
Science fact of the day: Giant otters are over 5 feet long
The largest otter is the Giant Otter, known formally as Pteronura brasiliensis. The Giant Otter can grow 4.9 to 5.9 feet long.
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- Sep 6
- 1 min
Word of the day: Endue
Endue [en-DOO] Part of speech: verb Origin: Middle English, 15th century Endow or provide with a quality or ability. Examples of endue in...
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- Sep 6
- 1 min
12-year-old Athens boy arrested for school gun threats
By Joe Johnson A 12-year-old Athens boy has been arrested for making school gun threats online. The arrest was made on Thursday, a day...
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