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Dumpster diver arrested on drug charges
Marice Tyrone Lee By Joe Johnson A man was arrested following a complaint that he was dumpster diving. Someone reported at 7:36 p.m. on...
Classic City News
Mar 311 min read
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Dead body found outside UGA fraternity house
By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered last weekend outside of a University of Georgia...
Classic City News
Mar 121 min read
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Man who nearly killed homeless facility supervisor granted $250,000 bail
Cedric Courtes Smith By Joe Johnson A judge has granted bail to a man who was arrested last summer for a near fatal machete attack on an...
Classic City News
Mar 21 min read
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Police identify woman found dead in Athens park
By Joe Johnson The woman whose body was found Feb. 15 in the North Oconee River Park was identified today as 42-year-old Claudia Parks of...
Classic City News
Feb 271 min read
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Woman strangled and assaulted with hot coals in Athens homeless camp
Kirby Lynn Kesler By Joe Johnson A homeless man was recently arrested for allegedly strangling a woman and threatening to burn down a...
Classic City News
Jan 291 min read
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Police officer makes traffic stop on transit bus to arrest shoplifter
By Joe Johnson A police officer last week made a traffic stop on an Athens transit bus to arrest a shoplifter. It happened the afternoon...
Classic City News
Jan 131 min read
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55 comments


Athens man stabs brother in homeless camp
By Joe Johnson An Athens man is hospitalized with a stab wound while his brother is in jail for attacking him with a knife. The incident...
Classic City News
Jan 31 min read
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Missing man’s body found behind Athens church
By Joe Johnson The body of 37-year-old Matthew Chiu was found Friday in a wooded area behind The Church at College Station on College...
Classic City News
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Tip leads to arrest of woman wanted for opioid trafficking in Florida
By Joe Johnson A tip recently led police to an extended stay hotel in Athens where they arrested a woman who is wanted in Florida for...
Classic City News
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Guilty plea in homeless man’s murder case
By Joe Johnson A homeless man has pleaded guilty in a murder case involving another homeless person. In a negotiated agreement with...
Classic City News
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Manslaughter plea in homeless man’s murder
By Joe Johnson A homeless man has pleaded guilty in a murder case involving another homeless person. In a negotiated agreement with...
Classic City News
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Man charged with vandalism of Athens church and businesses
By Joe Johnson An arrest has been made in connection with property damage to a church and two businesses in eastern Athens-Clarke...
Classic City News
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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Homeless man arrested after requesting ambulance six times in 24 hours without needing one
By Joe Johnson An Athens police officer last week arrested a homeless man who repeatedly called 911 requesting an ambulance when he had...
Classic City News
Sep 18, 20241 min read
1,441 views
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Squatters may have caused fire at Athens apartment complex
By Joe Johnson Squatters possibly are to blame for a fire early Sunday morning at Cascades on the River apartments on Sycamore Drive off...
Classic City News
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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