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High fire danger in Athens-Clarke County prompts urgent warning from officials
By Joe Johnson Fire officials are urging residents to exercise extreme caution as high fire danger conditions persist due to low relative...
Classic City News
Mar 201 min read
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Watch dramatic bodycam footage of Barrow deputy rescuing infant from Winder apartment fire
By Joe Johnson Responding to an apartment building fire in Winder last Tuesday, Barrow County Deputy Jhancarlos Arango risked his life to...
Classic City News
Mar 51 min read
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Officers injured when rescuing children from apartment fire in Barrow County
284 Apperson Drive An infant and two older children were rescued Tuesday from a fire at an apartment complex In Barrow County. The young...
Classic City News
Feb 261 min read
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Police officers injured rescuing residents from Winder apartment complex fire
Photo courtesy of WCB-TV The following information was provided to CCN by Winder Fire Chief Matt Whiting: Winder Fire was dispatched to a...
Classic City News
Feb 251 min read
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Athens mobile home destroyed by fire
The Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department on Sunday posted the following on its Facebook page: At 12:03 pm...
Classic City News
Feb 181 min read
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Residents escape from Athens house fire, their pets perish
The Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department posted the following on its Facebook page Saturday night: This morning at...
Classic City News
Feb 161 min read
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Downtown Athens eatery has second fire in less than two years
Aftermath of Sunday’s fire By Joe Johnson Firefighters for the second time since 2023 had to extinguish a fire at a restaurant in...
Classic City News
Feb 111 min read
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Residents evacuated during Vine Street apartment building fire
I The following was released by the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: C-shift crews were dispatched to a...
Classic City News
Jan 271 min read
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Fire chases women from their home into the freezing cold
By Joe Johnson Residents of a house in northeastern Athens-Clarke County this week were alerted to an early morning fire by a smoke alarm...
Classic City News
Jan 241 min read
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Residents flee Athens house fire
The following was released this evening by the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: B-shift crews were dispatched...
Classic City News
Jan 191 min read
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Athens house damaged by Christmas Eve fire
By Joe Johnson A house on Brickleberry Ridge was damaged by fire on December 24. The Christmas Eve fire started after residents built a...
Classic City News
Jan 21 min read
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Pilot uninjured as plane makes emergency belly landing in Athens
The Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department posted the following on its Facebook page: On 12/24/24 at approximately...
Classic City News
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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And things only got worse…
Fire crews were on scene Tuesday for a two-car collision on Commerce Road. Both drivers were entrapped and fire crews used extrication...
Classic City News
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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Passerby heroically rescues resident from Winterville house fire
Dylan Betts was driving home from work last Tuesday afternoon when he saw heavy smoke billowing from a house on Oakmont Circle in...
Classic City News
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Cigarette sparks trash truck fire in Athens
The following was released today by the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department: Another ACCSW truck caught on fire today. Our driver...
Classic City News
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Fire in FedEx facility
From the West Jackson Fire Department: Commercial Fire: 650 Braselton Parkway, contained to vehicles inside commercial structure.
Classic City News
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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Athens firefighters quickly extinguish blaze threatening new apartment complex
By Joe Johnson Firefighters early Thursday responded to an alarm at an unoccupied apartment complex under construction east of downtown...
Classic City News
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Classic City News
Sep 9, 20240 min read
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Word of the day: Trade-last
Trade-Last [TRAYD-last] Part of speech: noun Origin: American English, 19th century A compliment from a third person that is relayed to...
Classic City News
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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Man lying in road run over and killed in Oglethorpe County
By Joe Johnson A man who was lying in the middle of an Oglethorpe County roadway last week was run over and killed by a tractor-trailer...
Classic City News
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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