CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson Fire officials are urging residents to exercise extreme caution as high fire danger conditions persist due to low relative...

Aftermath of Sunday’s fire By Joe Johnson Firefighters for the second time since 2023 had to extinguish a fire at a restaurant in...

Fire crews were on scene Tuesday for a two-car collision on Commerce Road. Both drivers were entrapped and fire crews used extrication...

By Joe Johnson A house at 235 Willow Run was badly damaged last week when a large tree fell on it and caused a fire to break out....

The following concerning a house fire on Oakmont Circle in Winterville was released by the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency...

By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a house in Oconee County Friday morning. The lone resident who was...

By Joe Johnson Firefighters early Thursday responded to an alarm at an unoccupied apartment complex under construction east of downtown...

From the University of Georgia: This morning we honored the 23rd anniversary of the World Trade Center 9/11 attacks with an inaugural...

A battalion chief was killed when a burning truck exploded in Greene County Wednesday morning. Officials said Chris Eddy, a battalion...

From the Barrow County Fire Department: At approximately 6:20 a.m. on Thursday Barrow County emergency crews were dispatched to a...

From the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: A-Shift, Engine 26, Ladder 1, and Winterville Fire responded to a...

I wrote this for the Athens Banner-Herald 20 years ago Joe Johnson jjohnson@onlineathens.com December 15, 2004 " Well it's set way back...

By Joe Johnson A 4-year-old Athens girl on Saturday survived a drowning incident at Sandy Creek Park. According to a police report,...

By Joe Johnson A house in the Normaltown neighborhood of Athens was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. The lone resident, Patti Thorne,...

By Joe Johnson Squatters possibly are to blame for a fire early Sunday morning at Cascades on the River apartments on Sycamore Drive off...