Something no Mother should have to do
By Joe Johnson Tammy Still was confronted with a parent's worst nightmare upon waking last weekend. Her 23-year-old daughter Briann would...
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- Mar 29
- 1 min
Home in west Athens struck by gunfire
By Joe Johnson An occupied home reportedly was struck by a bullet over the weekend when gunfire erupted in a west Athens neighborhood. No...
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- Mar 29
- 2 min
Cedar Shoals H.S. senior Dowling named Georgia Scholar
Aiden Dowling of Cedar Shoals High School has been named a 2023 Georgia Scholar. Dowling was one of 154 graduating seniors across the...
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- Mar 29
- 2 min
Mystery shrouds death of Athens woman
By Joe Johnson Mystery surrounds the death of an Athens woman whose body was found over a week ago in the woods near a northwest Athens...
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- Mar 28
- 2 min
A case study of ignoring the elephant in the room
Question: What brand of journalism fails to ask the the most basic, elementary questions like who, what, where, when, how, and why?...
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- Mar 28
- 1 min
Athens gang member sentenced to prison for drugs and weapons conviction
By Joe Johnson A purported Athens street gang member has been sentenced to prison for a conviction on drug and weapons charges. Travious...
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- Mar 27
- 2 min
Burned remains of murder victim found in Oglethorpe County
By Joe Johnson The body of a murdered woman was found in a burned out out car in Oglethorpe County. Authorities on Monday said that...
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- Mar 27
- 1 min
Autopsy fails to find missing Athens woman's cause of death
By Joe Johnson An autopsy was unable to establish the cause of death for a missing Athens woman whose body was found last week in the...
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- Mar 27
- 2 min
Downtown Athens parking deck fall victim discharged from hospital, recovering at home
By Joe Johnson A teen who was seriously injured when he fell four stories from a downtown parking deck about a week ago has been...
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- Mar 24
- 1 min
Man who refused sobriety test because he got arrested the last time he tested, gets arrested again
By Joe Johnson An Athens man who refused to take a sobriety test because last time he was tested he got arrested, was arrested again...
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- Mar 24
- 1 min
Woman assaulted by mugger while walking to Athens bus station
By Joe Johnson A woman reportedly was assaulted by a mugger Thursday as she was walking to the county bus station on Willow Street near...
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- Mar 24
- 2 min
Antique bell stolen from historic Black church in Madison County
By Joe Johnson An antique bell was recently stolen from a historic Black church in Madison County. Waggoners Grove Baptist Church in Comer...
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- Mar 24
- 3 min
Joe Johnson’s Crime Vault: Auctioning Cult Leader’s Athens Mansion
This story of mine was run by Morris News Service on August 18, 2005 and was published nationally by various publications. By Joe Johnson...
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- Mar 23
- 1 min
Body found in Athens belongs to missing woman
By Joe Johnson A body that was discovered on Tuesday has been positively identified as being that of an Athens woman who two weeks ago...
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- Mar 23
- 3 min
Never Met a Stranger: Thoughts on a birthday
By T.W. Burger 74, for God’s sake. I often facetiously add “how the hell did THAT happen?” as if I didn’t know. It’s amazing how fast the...
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- Mar 23
- 3 min
Judge appointed to case seeking order compelling D.A. Gonzalez to 'do her job'; hearing date set
By Joe Johnson A hearing has been scheduled concerning an Athens businessman's application for a judicial order compelling Western...
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- Mar 23
- 1 min
Elderly Athens man loses over $700k to email scam
By Joe Johnson An elderly Athens man recently reported to police that he had been scammed out over $700,000 by people he never even met...
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- Mar 23
- 5 min
A Little Weird: Author! Author!
By Eddie Whitlock Some of you may feel insulted by this column. I assure you that the only person I intend to insult is me. Well. There...
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- Mar 22
- 2 min
Dog area dog of Athens animal adoption center on parvo-virus quarantine
The dog area of the Athens-Clarke County Animal Services Adoption Center has been placed under a precautionary quarantine until April 5,...
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- Mar 22
- 3 min
Current county job opportunities
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY UNIFIED GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR:March 22, 2023Administrative Assistant II - Probation...
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