Classic City News

06/20/2024

By Joe Johnson Longtime Athens radio station WGAU host and journalist Tim Bryant was recently laid off by the station’s owner, Cox Media Group.Cox has not officially announced the move, but Bryant on Tuesday privately informed friends and colleagues and news quickly spread on social media.On Wedne...

06/20/2024

Goliath frogs cannot make vocalizations because they lack a vocal sac, which renders them completely mute.

06/20/2024

Syncretize[SING-krə-tiyz]Part of speech: verbOrigin: Latin, 17th centuryAttempt to amalgamate or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought).Examples of syncretize in a sentence"The ESL teacher hoped to syncretize his students’ experiences ...

06/20/2024

By Michael H. McLendonThe 5 June ACC commission meeting was extraordinary. What began as a vote to accept the sudden resignation of Athens-Clarke County Manager Blaine Williams ended with all Commissioners, except Commissioner Culpepper, rubber stamping the Mayor’s FY25 budget and its tax increase...

06/20/2024

Ron Brown, who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, often digs for crystals in Oglethorpe County. He has led private digs the past two years at an undisclosed location in the county. (Submitted Photo)The following story is reprinted with permission from The Oglethorpe EchoBy Sara Micale Oglethorpe Co...

06/20/2024

The Hall County Solicitor General has been indicted on two dozen charges of theft and false statements.Attorney General Chris Carr announced Tuesday that Stephanie Woodard has been indicted on 11 counts of theft and 13 counts of false statements and writings.According to Carr’s office, Woodard unl...

06/20/2024

A Walmart shopper has been awarded $1.2 million after an employee hit her with a shopping cart.Tammy Callihan was at a store in 2020 in Jasper, Georgia — about 60 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwhen she was struck by a cart. The incident left Callihan with neck and back injuries as well as upsetting a pre...

06/20/2024

One Company Is Making Its School Buses Safer With 3-Point Seat BeltsIt wasn’t until 1984 that the first U.S. state — New York — mandated the use of seat belts for vehicle occupants. The majority of the country would soon follow, and it’s hard to imagine not having such laws today, given how ...

06/20/2024

The reward has been increased to $50,000 for the safe return of a 12-year-old Gainesville girl, who officials say is likely in danger after vanishing three weeks ago.Maria Gomez-Perez was last seen at her home on May 29 and was reported missing the next day. The reward money, which previously stood....

06/20/2024

Tiki is a small mixed breed dog. She is tan with white markings on her chest, muzzle, around her eyes, and on the tips of her toes; long curled tail.

06/20/2024

If you know one thing about the platypus, it’s probably that it’s one of the planet’s weirdest species. These Australian creatures are furry mammals, but they reproduce by laying eggs — and if that wasn’t odd enough, they’re also amphibious. Their strange circumstances are matched by the...

06/19/2024

The color yellow is one of the more perplexing hues on the color wheel. Humans perceive the color as both energetic and aggressive as well as warm and frustrating. Some cultures consider it a symbol of power and good fortune, while others conflate the color with weakness (“yellow-bellied”) or ma...

06/19/2024

Much like fashion trends, culinary tastes have changed over time, and once-common dishes have given way to new ingredients, easier preparation methods, and more refined recipes. Desserts, in particular, have seen a rise in popularity over the centuries. Originally served alongside savory items on th...

06/19/2024

By Joe Johnson Athens radio station WGAU host and journalist Tim Bryant reportedly has been let go by the station’s owner, Cox Media Group.Cox has not officially announced the move, but Bryant has privately informed friends and colleagues, and news has been spread by social media.Bryant's coverage...

06/19/2024

An Athens -Clarke County police officer operates a drone (file)By Joe JohnsonPolice in Athens last weekend used a drone to find and arrest an armed suspect from a Gwinnett County shooting incident.Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, the Doraville Police Department alerted police here to an armed shooting....

06/19/2024

Murderer victim Cameron ManagoIBy Joe JohnsonA second arrest has been made in connection with the May 27 shooting death of 20-year-old Cameron Manago at Rolling Ridge Apartments off Kathwood Drive in Athens.Zyquavious Thomas, 16, was arrested several hours after Manago was killed. He was charged wit...

06/19/2024

Heather Nicole McCallBy Joe JohnsonA woman who was charged with manslaughter for the shooting death of a former boyfriend this week at her home in Athens reportedly told police that she didn’t mean to pull the trigger.Heather Nicole McCall, 26, was arrested after she shot and killed 31-year-old Je...

06/19/2024

06/19/2024

We’ve all had that moment of panic upon realizing we left something important at home, but most of us have at least been on planet Earth when it happened. The first woman in space wasn’t so lucky: Valentina Tereshkova went without a toothbrush during her three days aboard the Vostok-6 spacecraft...

06/19/2024

In the 1950s, Americans were looking for ways to spend less time in the kitchen. Generations of home cooks, the overwhelming majority of them women, had made food preparation the focus of their day; historians estimate that in 1900, an average household spent 58 hours per week on housework. But a fe...

06/19/2024

Copestone[KOHP-stohn]Part of speech: nounOrigin: Latin and Germanic origin, mid-16th century1)A flat stone forming part of the coping of a wall; the highest stone in a building, wall, or structure.2) A finishing touch or crowning achievement.Examples of copestone in a sentence"The brickwork narrowed...

06/19/2024

Georgia's football program pumped in another eight players into the NFL draft this offseason. That now brings them to a total of 33 players drafted over the last three years, and the program now has some of the top players in the league representing them. At least that's what the latest top 100 NFL....

06/19/2024

By Erik Hogan This is part IV of a five-part series about thru hiking the Foothills Trail in South Carolina in early May 2024.Hours of the night drag by in restless exhaustion. Here along the Laurel Fork Creek, though upstream from the waterfall where it drops into Lake Jocassee, the swirl of rushin...

06/19/2024

Each year, the Economist Intelligence Unit, an offshoot of news magazine The Economist, releases a ranking of the most expensive cities in the world. Researchers dive into the everyday expenses associated with living in each place — groceries, household supplies, personal care, alcohol, to***co, c...

06/19/2024

Red is the most complex color in the visible spectrum. In one moment, red can conjure images of war and bloodshed, and in another, transform into a symbol for passionate love and affection. Humans dedicated Earth’s red rocky neighbor to the Roman god of war, while the ruddy hues of roses show a de...

06/19/2024

Standing 29,032 feet above sea level in between Nepal and Tibet, Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak. It’s also still growing. While there’s a push-pull dynamic at work in its vertical expansion — plate tectonics push it further into the sky at the same time that erosion does the oppos...