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Dec 21 min read
Athens man charged with sexually assaulting juvenile family member
By Joe Johnson An Athens man was arrested last week on charges that he sexually assaulted a juvenile family member over a period several...
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Classic City News
Dec 21 min read
There are over two dozen varieties of rosemary
Rosemary is cultivated all over the world. In fact, there are over 24 cultivars of rosemary, including three very popular varieties...
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Classic City News
Dec 21 min read
Nepotism alive and well in America
After months of swearing he would absolutely NOT interfere in the judicial process or issue a presidential pardon to his son, who is a...
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Classic City News
Dec 11 min read
We are all in this together
By Richard Burt There is a great divide in this country, but MAGA politicians do not want us to notice: the top 1% of Americans holds 10...
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Classic City News
Dec 15 min read
Athens cops sprouting beards with relaxed grooming policy
Believe it or not it wasn’t too long ago that Athens police officers were forbidden from growing beards. I wrote this story for the ABH...
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Classic City News
Dec 14 min read
One-day holiday ornament metal enameling workshop at the Lyndon House Arts Center
Saturday, December 7 (10am-4pm) Get into the holiday spirit with our immersive one-day metal enameling workshop. Perfect for all skill...
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Classic City News
Dec 13 min read
A few fun facts about airplanes
The modern airplane is an airborne chariot made of steel. We’re so used to these impressive machines ferrying passengers, mail, and...
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Classic City News
Dec 11 min read
Word of the day: Nugacity
Nugacity [noo-GAS-ih-tee] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 16th century 1.Triviality or frivolity. 2.A trivial or frivolous thing or...
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Classic City News
Nov 302 min read
Athens commissioner’s DUI case resolved by plea deal
By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County commissioners’s DUI case that had been pending for nearly two years was resolved last week as the...
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Classic City News
Nov 301 min read
Science fact of the day: Hummingbirds have pectoral muscles
Hummingbirds fly by rapidly moving their wings in a unique figure-8 shape, To support this movement, they have very strong pectoral...
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Classic City News
Nov 301 min read
Decking Bear Hollow Zoo with Christmas cheer
The Leisure Services Department will host “Deck the Hollow” Holiday Lights at Bear Hollow Zoo from December 6-8 and 13-15 from 5:30 -...
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Classic City News
Nov 302 min read
Be thankful these words have lost their literal meanings
Sure, it might be annoying that "literally" has come to mean "figuratively," but you'll be pretty happy that you're not facing the...
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Classic City News
Nov 301 min read
Word of the day: Chronometry
Chronometry [krə-NOM-ih-tree] Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, 19th century The science of accurate time measurement. Examples of...
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Classic City News
Nov 291 min read
Word of the day: Thither
Thither [THI-thər] Part of speech: adverb Origin: Middle English, 10th century To or toward that place. Examples of thither in a...
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Classic City News
Nov 283 min read
7 busted Thanksgiving myths
Generations of Americans have been gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving for hundreds of years, sharing holiday stories and trivia around...
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Classic City News
Nov 271 min read
2024 Election was not a mandate
By Albert DeSimone American voters didn’t issue a mandate; they registered a complaint. The issues surrounding COVID and the economic...
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Classic City News
Nov 271 min read
Starving dogs removed from Athens home, owner charged with cruelty
By Joe Johnson Three malnourished dogs were rescued last week from a home on Noketchee Creek Road when they were found to have been...
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Classic City News
Nov 271 min read
Science fact of the day: Dung beetles can move objects 50 times their weight
Although they are tiny — most measure just .5 to 2.5 inches long — Dung Beetles can move dung balls up to 50x their own weight!
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Classic City News
Nov 271 min read
Next at The Morton: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
From Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services: Come to the Morton Theatre for August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" presented by...
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Classic City News
Nov 271 min read
Downtown Parade of Lights all set for December 5th
The parade begins at 7:00 p.m. on the corner of Hancock Avenue and Pulaski Street ending in front of the stage at City Hall for the...
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