Classic City News

08/17/2025

By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted two people in connection with the beating of a man outside of a bar in downtown Athens three months ago,The incident happened early in the morning of May 11th outside of Boar’s Head Lounge on East Washington Street where a 22-year-old Watkinsv...

08/17/2025

By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury this week indicted two prisoners for rioting in the county jail in Athens.The defendants are charged in connection with an incident that happened at a jail on June 18th.Jeremiah Davis, 28, and Andrew Elasri, b G22, were each charged with unlawful tumultuous....

08/17/2025

By Joe JohnsonAuthorities are reviewing the case of a former Athens police officer who was arrested earlier this year for s*xually exploiting a child to determine if she violated federal laws.Amber Nicole Ferguson was a patrol officer for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in January when sh...

08/17/2025

By Joe Johnson An Athens man is behind bars today because his extreme cruelty to a dog was recorded by a neighbor’s doorbell camera.The incident happened outside of an apartment on West Broad Street where 35-year-old Jeremiah Williams lives.The doorbell camera footage shows Williams following the ...

08/17/2025

08/17/2025

The following has been released by the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center:The UGA Performing Arts Center welcomes the best in classical, jazz and roots music to its stages. Now visitors to the PAC's Lobby Gallery can spend more than four months with some of Georgia's biggest pop stars.Livi...

08/17/2025

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08/16/2025

By Joe Johnson Kandee Keon Reed, 35, was arrested last week after injuring her partner when rough s*x got out of hand at their home on Fernbank Court.Police said the 48-year-old victim’s eye was cut from being punched by Reed and she had bite marks on her back along with scratches and bruising.She...