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...
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Nov 41 min read
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...
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Sep 281 min read
Fire in FedEx facility
From the West Jackson Fire Department: Commercial Fire: 650 Braselton Parkway, contained to vehicles inside commercial structure.
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Sep 201 min read
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...
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Sep 81 min read
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...
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Sep 21 min read
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...
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Aug 291 min read
Motorists injured when car crashes and burns in northeast Athens-Clarke County
From the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services Department: A-Shift, Engine 26, Ladder 1, and Winterville Fire responded to a...
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Aug 271 min read
Athens woman’s unborn child dies after traffic accident
From the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: ACCPD Investigating Fatal Crash On August 20, 2024, at approximately 10:45 AM, the...
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Aug 263 min read
From Joe’s story vault: B-52’s Love Shack burns down
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...
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Aug 201 min read
Athens child survives drowning incident at Sandy Creek Park
By Joe Johnson A 4-year-old Athens girl on Saturday survived a drowning incident at Sandy Creek Park. According to a police report,...
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Classic City News
Aug 181 min read
House in Normaltown neighborhood of Athens destroyed by fire
By Joe Johnson A house in the Normaltown neighborhood of Athens was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. The lone resident, Patti Thorne,...
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Aug 181 min read
Fire destroys house in Normaltown neighborhood of Athens
The house small single-story dwelling was already 75-percent engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived, according to the ACCFESD. The...
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