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Officer recounts confronting Apalachee High School shooter
School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King sprinted toward the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High School. Before them...
Classic City News
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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School teacher slain in Walton County
By Joe Johnson A high school teacher was killed and her husband injured when they were shot at a family Christmas Day gathering in...
Classic City News
Dec 26, 20241 min read
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Walton County school teacher murdered
By Joe Johnson A Walton County school teacher was killed and her minister husband injured when they were shot at a family Christmas...
Classic City News
Dec 26, 20241 min read
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Winder police officers awarded for Apalachee High School shooting response
The following was released by the City of Winder: The City of Winder Police Department is proud to announce that six of its officers have...
Classic City News
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Zimbabwean woman murdered in Athens was shot in face by boyfriend
By Joe Johnson The Zimbabwean woman who was murdered last month in an eastside Athens had been shot in her face, according to court...
Classic City News
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Prison time for Athens man who disposed of girlfriend’s body in trash can
By Joe Johnson An Athens man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he concealed his...
Classic City News
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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5 years later, death of Sanchez Elder remains unsolved
Five years ago today, 25-year-old Sanchez Elder was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The case remains unsolved, and to both honor Sanchez...
Classic City News
Nov 23, 20246 min read
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Laken Riley’s killer sentenced to life in prison without parole
By Joe Johnson An illegal Venezuelan immigrant will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering...
Classic City News
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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Ibarra guilty on all counts in Laken Riley murder trial
By Joe Johnson The judge presiding over the Laken Riley murder trial has found defendant Jose Antonio Ibarra guilty of all 10 counts of...
Classic City News
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Ibarra “went hunting” for a female victim on UGA campus and found Laken Riley
By Joe Johnson “On February 22nd Jose Ibarra put on a black hat, a hoodie-style jacket and some black kitchen-style disposable gloves,...
Classic City News
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Athens murder victim identified as Zimbabwean woman
By Joe Johnson The victim who was found murdered in an eastside Athens apartment this week has been identified as Esnati Thalani Gurura,...
Classic City News
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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Laken Riley murder defendant granted request for trial by judge
By Joe Johnson One day before jury selection was to begin, the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley was granted his request...
Classic City News
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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Police investigating woman’s murder in east Athens
By Joe Johnson A woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in an eastside apartment Thursday afternoon, and an Athens man was...
Classic City News
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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Judge denies request to move trial of Laken Riley’s accused killer out of Athens
By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has denied a request to change the venue for the murder trial of Jose Ibarra, who is accused of...
Classic City News
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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Transgender Athens resident possibly died from accidental injury
By Joe Johnson Santonio Coleman, a 48-year-old transgender Athens resident who was found bloodied and unresponsive on a trail in the...
Classic City News
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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City reflects on rapper’s kindness in aftermath of Apalachee High School shooting
The following was released today by the city of Winder: On October 26, country-rap star Jelly Roll brought smiles and healing to the...
Classic City News
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Police mum about investigation of transgender Athens resident’s mysterious death
By Joe Johnson Santonio Coleman died last weekend after being found injured on a wooded trail on the east side of town. The Athens-Clarke...
Classic City News
Oct 26, 20241 min read
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Country rap star Jelly Roll to perform for “healing and unity” in Apalachee High School community
As the Apalachee High School community continues to heal from the devastating mass shooting, country rap star Jelly Roll will privately...
Classic City News
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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GBI agent: Apalachee High School shooter hid rifle in poster board on the bus
By Joe Johnson When 14-year-old Colt Gray rode the bus to Apalachee High School on the morning of Sept. 4, he had a rifle hidden in a...
Classic City News
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Police investigating man’s apparent murder in east Athens
By Joe Johnson The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is investigating as a homicide the death of man who was found injured near an...
Classic City News
Oct 22, 20241 min read
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