CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Jayne Roberts/UGA Today Instead of connecting couples, Aubrey creates musical matches. For more than two decades, Aubrey has been pairing Athens’ musicians with the right rooms, the right crowds, and the right moments. An indie-folk singer who’s perfect for an intimate wedding. A jazz musician to set the mood at a wine event. A college punk band that needs a stage that can handle chaos, sweat, and volume. In 2019, he launched Aubrey Entertainment to make his calling as a “

By Joe Johnson A suspect in a Colorado murder has been taken into custody here in Athens. Gohjan Sierra Delgado, 25, with an address at 190 North Bluff Road, was booked into the local jail on the morning of June 27th on a warrant that had been issued by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. He is being held without bail pending extradition proceedings.

The following was released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Oconee County, GA (June 27, 2026) - At the request of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Oconee County, GA. Michael Randolph Frohock, age 43, of Watkinsville, GA, was shot and killed during the incident. No deputies were injured. Preliminary information indicates that at about 7:22 p.m., on June 25, 2026, Oconee County E-911 received a call about a s

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a shooting Wednesday night resulted in the death of two people. “Last evening the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to persons shot at 4538 Gauntt Road. Resident Ralph Edward Mincey was immediately taken into custody. Victim Jennifer Lynn Mincey was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and later succumbed to her injuries,” WCSO public information officer Maj. Scott Whisnant reported. “Amanda Mincey McBrayer was deceased

The following has been released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation The GBI has arrested and charged four people in Gainesville, GA, and Commerce, GA, with Trafficking and Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine following a multi-agency operation in Jackson County and Hall County, GA. The operation targeted a drug trafficking organization (DTO) allegedly responsible for distributing hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine throughout North Georgia. The following subjects wer

By Joe Johnson A 23-year-old college student reported that someone apparently took photos of her while she was taking a shower in her home on the night of June 24th. The incident happened at Riverbend Club Apartments shortly after 11 p.m. when the University of North Georgia student stepped out of the shower and saw someone holding a cellphone to the outside of the bathroom window, just below the blinds. She ran into her roommate’s room and told her what happened, at which ti

on Friday, July 10, 2026, at 8 PM. TV Game Show Night, doors opes the voice for both shows' announcing. Real audience members will go head-to-head with a roster of "celebrity" panelists for actual prizes and the kind of game show glory that lasts a lifetime. The show is live, unscripted, and, by all indications, completely unhinged. "TV Game Show Night is exactly the kind of event we dreamed about when we opened the current venue a year and a half ago,” said Kelly Petronis, C

The following has been released by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office On the evening of June 25, 2026, at approximately 7:22 p.m., the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office was contacted regarding a suicidal subject at an address off Friar Road in Oconee County. The information received indicated that the subject had harmed himself with a knife, was still armed, and was making statements that he intended to further harm himself. Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office respo

Released today by the United States Department of Justice: MACON, Ga. — An indictment was unsealed this morning charging twelve individuals in a vast alleged conspiracy using drones to smuggle contraband, such as drugs and cell phones, into ten prisons across eight states, including Georgia, representing the largest federal prosecution to date involving coordinated drone operations to smuggle illegal items into prisons. The 17-count indictment in Case No. 5:26-cr-00026 was re

Healthy cows graze in an open field. The June 3 detection of a screwworm in a calf in Texas marks the first time in decades that the parasite was spotted on the American mainland. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker) By Leigh Hataway/UGA Today The New World screwwormll is attempting a comeback on U.S. soil. It’s not a welcome one. Screwworms are the larval stage of parasitic fly that lays eggs in open wounds or body cavities of any warm-blooded animal. (Yes, that includes the eyes,

Released by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office: (Gwinnett County, Ga., June 23, 2026) – One year after joining the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, K-9 Dee has helped recover electronic evidence hidden inside walls, placed in vehicles, tucked behind furniture, or disguised as everyday electronics. She has played a major role in investigations throughout Gwinnett County and across Georgia. As the agency’s Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K-9, Dee has participated in 50 de

file photo The following was released today by ACCFD Two employees were injured by an explosion involving oxygen tanks at the Reinicke Athens, Inc. facility located on Commerce Boulevard in Athens-Clarke County on Monday morning. Athens-Clarke County Fire Department units responded to reports of an explosion and arrived to find a large commercial structure with no visible fire. According to information provided on scene, employees were attempting to locate the source of an ox

By Joe Johnson A police officer this week saved the life of a 75-year-old man who overdosed on drugs in a westside Athens hotel room. It happened on the morning of June 15th at Microtel Inn on Ultimate Drive, where Officer Tyler Vaughn found the victim lying on the bed, unresponsive and not breathing. After carefully moving the man to the floor the officer administered the Narcan opioid overdose reversal agent then saw that his chest began to rise. “I performed a few sternum

By Paige Brimer My son Levi Brimer is gifted but learning disabled. He is bipolar and I swear something only half diagnosed: a narcoleptic (diagnosed) insomniac (medicated in youth). In his life he's been a poet, comedian, dad extraordinaire, a provider/Award Winning Executive Chef, a gamer, music junkie, occasional dance king, and an overall caring and loving heart and soul. When he was fifteen years old we moved away from an area where he had developed close friendships. I

By Joe Johnson A 34-year-old woman died last weekend from apparently using the drug fentanyl. She was found unresponsive in the bathroom of her Highland Park Drive home Saturday morning and attempts by roommates to revive her with the opioid overdose reversal agent Narcan failed. The woman had reportedly been trying to overcome addiction and had relapsed in recent weeks. The roommates told police that she likely overdosed on fentanyl. At least 14 people are known to have die

By Joe Johnson A home in the eastside of Athens was targeted by gunfire last weekend during a drive-by shooting. It happened at around 10:20 p.m. Saturday when shots were fired from a vehicle that struck a house on Morningview Circle, police said. No one was injured, according to police, who said one bullet struck an exterior wall. A resident told police she heard gunfire coming from the Cooper Road intersection, followed by a vehicle racing away.

By Joe Johnson George Anderson, 58, of Norwood Court, was arrested early in the morning of June 3rd because a woman who was driving hiim failed to dim her car’s bright lights for oncoming traffic. During a traffic stop on Barnett Shoals Road police searched the car because of a glass pipe with residue that was observed in the center console and Anderson having an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court. A bag allegedly belonging to Anderson was found to contain 174 gram

By T. W. Burger I found it, naturally, while looking for something entirely different. In a box on a bottom shelf in my office, jammed in with some other mementos, was my old Mr. Trash hat. It was filthy. Of course, it was filthy when I put it away, sometime back in the early 1980s. The grime is easy to explain. Mr. Trash, while it existed, was a “refuse removal business,” which most of us would still call “garbage company.” I was the field manager, though I’m not sure I had

Athens, GA - Touring one-man puppet company, Puppet Pants of Atlanta, GA will perform an evening of handmade marionette entertainment at Dead Beat Club on June 24 at 8:00 pm. The club is located at 585 Barber Street. In a true “old world” style form of entertainment, the puppeteer in full view brings string puppets to life without the use of electronics, artificial intelligence or 3D printing, reigniting a cultural artistic renaissance of art and craft to revitalize one of th

By Albert DeSimone Jimmi Hendrix used it. Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, Dave Davies, and Tony Iommi used it, as did many others from the 1960s hard rock scene. We’re talking about the power chord and how it was incorporated into the distorted sound of rock music in the 1950s. The process of the heavy, distorted sound of hard rock goes back to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The Godmother of Rock and Roll, as she is often referred to, is credited with creating the first rock and roll s