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Dec 83 min read
Beechwood Shopping Center gets extensive makeover
By Grady Multiplatform Journalists, Grady NewsSource Views: 1,666 The Beechwood Shopping Center on Alps Road in Athens has undergone a...
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Classic City News
Dec 81 min read
Athens man concerned about child-molester roommate’s interest in little girls
By Joe Johnson An Athens man recently filed a police report that documents some troubling behavior by his roommate who is a convicted...
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Classic City News
Dec 81 min read
Word of the day: Attornment
Attornment [ə-TURN-mənt] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 15th century The formal transference of something to someone else. Examples...
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Classic City News
Dec 71 min read
Word of the day: Lissome
Lissome [LIS-əm] Part of speech: adjective Origin: English, 19th century (Of a person or their body) Thin, supple, and graceful. Examples...
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Classic City News
Dec 61 min read
Word of the day: Quidnunc
Quidnunc [KWID-nəNGk] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 18th century An inquisitive and gossipy person. Examples of quidnunc in a...
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Classic City News
Dec 52 min read
Man partially bites off partners lip, strikes him with car
By Joe Johnson A domestic dispute between partners from Bulloch County ended up in Athens with one man partially biting off the other’s...
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Classic City News
Dec 53 min read
Vienna Boys Choir returns to Athens in time for Christmas
Nothing welcomes Christmas like the sound of children's voices. For centuries the gold standard in youth singing has been the Vienna Boys...
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Classic City News
Dec 51 min read
Word of the day: Promethean
Promethean [pro-MEE-thee-ən] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Greek, late 16th century Relating to or characteristic of the demigod...
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Classic City News
Dec 44 min read
Fun facts about “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Frank Capra’s 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life is a certified American classic . The story follows George Bailey (James Stewart), a...
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Classic City News
Dec 42 min read
Argument about oral sex ends with Athens man getting shot
By Joe Johnson An Athens man is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his chest as the result of an argument about oral sex that ended...
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Classic City News
Dec 41 min read
Why we say “Nip it in the bud”
The phrase evolved from a line in the 1595 romance work, Piers Plainnes Seaven Yeres Prentiship . Author Henry Chettle wrote, “nip thy...
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Classic City News
Dec 41 min read
Word of the day: Anneal
Anneal [ə-NEEL] Part of speech: verb Origin: Old English, 12th century 1.Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to...
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Classic City News
Dec 31 min read
He’s my kid, is all he should say
By Albert DeSimone I believe I’m on solid ground when I say most parents would do anything for their children. Joe Biden is a father and...
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Classic City News
Dec 31 min read
Science fact of the day: Channel catfish have multiple taste receptors
Channel Catfish have taste receptors all over their bodies. Their strong sense of taste and smell helps them find food at the bottom of...
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Classic City News
Dec 31 min read
“Forest bathing” experience at Sandy Creek Park
Take a moment to invest in your health and well being through a guided immersive experience in the forest with Forest Bathing Experience...
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Classic City News
Dec 31 min read
Word of the day: Stemwinder
Stemwinder [STEM-WIYN-dər] Part of speech: noun Origin: American English, 18th century 1.(Informal) An entertaining and rousing speech....
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Classic City News
Dec 21 min read
DoorDash driver steals tip money from Athens restaurant worker
By Joe Johnson An employee of an eastside restaurant reported that a DoorDash driver stole her tip money as she was preparing his food...
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Classic City News
Dec 21 min read
Outdoor presentation of “Frozen” at Sandy Creek Park
The Leisure Services Department will host a “Movies by Moonlight,” presentation on Thursday, December 19 at 6:00 p.m.at Sandy Creek...
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Classic City News
Dec 21 min read
UGA Turkeypalooza serves record number families
Over 1,300 Athens community members will have meals for Thanksgiving and the days beyond thanks to the University of Georgia’s 12th...
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Classic City News
Dec 23 min read
Requiem for Bernie
By T.W. Burger I didn't try to count the number of people in the church. It was a good-sized crowd. I wasn't there on assignment, but on...
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