Two killed in Oconee Co. airplane crash
By Joe Johnson Two people were killed Wednesday when their airplane crashed in Oconee County. "NTSB and FAA will be arriving tomorrow...
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- Apr 26
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Multiple people, including a child, shot at Athens shopping center
By Joe Johnson Multiple people reportedly were injured late Wednesday afternoon at the Athens Plaza shopping center on North Avenue. A...
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- Apr 26
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Two killed in Oconee Co. airplane crash
By Joe Johnson Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in an airplane that crashed in Oconee County. "NTSB and FAA will be arriving...
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- Apr 26
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Airplane crashes in Oconee County
By Joe Johnson An airplane reportedly crashed in Oconee County Wednesday afternoon. According to the sheriff’s office, the plane went...
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- Apr 26
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Officer foot patrol at Bethel leads to arrest of armed felon
By Joe Johnson A convicted felon was arrested last week when he reportedly was found with marijuana and a gun. According to Athens-Clarke...
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- Apr 25
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Café au Libris: An Evening with Author Cat Shook at ACC Library
The Friends of Athens-Clarke County Library and Avid Bookshop present an evening with author Cat Shook at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3....
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- Apr 25
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Convicted felon charged with crashing car into east Athens house while fleeing from police
By Joe Johnson A convicted felon who last month allegedly crashed a car into a house in east Athens while fleeing from police has been...
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- Apr 25
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APPA: Cane Corso is Georgia’s most Googled dog breed (Sorry Uga)
The American Pet Products Association (APPA) has revealed that as of 2023, 66% of all American households own dogs, approximately 86.9...
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- Apr 25
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Local Artist Spotlight: Erik Hogan
Erik Hogan is a photographer who primarily shoots landscape, wilderness, and nature scenes in the Athens area. Instagram-...
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- Apr 24
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Judge grants bail to man accused of shooting two people in downtown Athens
By Joe Johnson A man who is accused of shooting two people in downtown Athens has been released after having spent the last six months in...
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- Apr 24
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Conducting business behind closed doors
By Peggy Perkins House Republicans, after months of pledging to devolve power to legislative committees conducting business out in the...
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- Apr 24
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Athens judge grants bail to man accused of strangling former girlfriend in hospital bed
By Joe Johnson An Athens judge recently granted bail to a man who was arrested for reportedly strangling his former girlfriend while she...
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- Apr 21
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Arrest made for Athens Gardens bystander shooting
By Joe Johnson A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a bystander during a weekend altercation at Athens Gardens. Ambria Shantara...
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- Apr 21
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Athens woman among 5 killed in fiery collision in Newton County
From The Covington News COVINGTON, Ga. — The five people killed in a fiery, head-on wreck as they traveled in a van on Georgia Hwy. 142...
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- Apr 21
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Barrow Co. teacher’s truck vandalized by apparent hate
By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating an incident of vandalism in Barrow County that was an apparent act of hate. On April 8, a...
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- Apr 20
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One in five suicides involved intimate partner problems
By Leigh Beeson/UGA Today One in five suicides involved intimate partner problems, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease...
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- Apr 20
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Artful Conversation: John Linton Chapman Wednesday, May 3, 2 p.m.
Artful Conversation programs are 30 minutes long, focus on one or a few works of art and provide opportunities for close looking,...
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- Apr 19
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From Joe’s Crime Vault: Couple wins grocery store shootout with armed robbers
I wrote this story in 2005, two years after starting work at the Banner-Herald HUTCHINS - Two Athens teens engaged a pair of Oglethorpe...
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- Apr 19
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Mayor of Hull and the conspiracy to dissolve the city's charter
By Paul Walton The Conspiracy to dissolve Hull`s charter. There have been some interesting things that`s been happening in Madison County...
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- Apr 19
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UGA Golf Course designated an Audubon Sanctuary
By UGA Today The University of Georgia Golf Course has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the...
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