11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (198+ words) By Joe Johnson A man who was working to build an Athens Perimeter ramp fell into heavy machinery Friday morning and was rescued by an extraordinary team effort by firefighters, EMS workers and medical personnel.In order to save his…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (146+ words) A construction worker was hospitalized this morning after he fell into heavy machinery at aconstruction site near Atlanta Highway, The victim was part of a crew that is building a new exit ramp from the Athens Perimeter. He reportedly fell…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (127+ words) By Joe Johnson County emergency officials are asking motorists to avoid the area of Atlanta Highway at the Athens Perimeter interchange where a rescue operation is wrapping up.“We have had a lengthy extrication of a person stuck inside a…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (58+ words) Classic City News Firefighters are responding to an explosion on the University of Georgia campus. The incident involves what was described as a “main switch gear for a building” on Cedar Street that exploded. CCN will update this story as…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (114+ words) A child has died from injuries he suffered last weekend when struck by a pickup truck in eastside Athens. The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. on August 8th when 9-year-old Maxton Ball of Ellenwood wandered into the intersection of Lexington and Whit…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (162+ words) By Joe Johnson A resident of the westside Stonehenge neighborhood reported that her home was burglarized last week while she was in jail.Belongings with a value of at least $8,000 were stolen, including a shotgun, trombone, a safe containing coins…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (163+ words) By Joe Johnson A 28-year-old resident of Hidden Pines apartments off Old Commerce Street reported that belongings valued at nearly $50,000 were stolen during a burglary of his apartment.The break-in occurred late the night of August 7th or early the next…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (140+ words) Tony Lynn Fleming, 68, of Prickle Lane in Watkinsville, was arrested on the afternoon of July 26th after he savagely beat a woman with a wood stake. The incident happened on Newton Bridge Road after Fleming argued with the woman for refusing…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (338+ words) By Doug HatchThe 1996 Paralympic Torch arrived in Athens 30 years ago on August 12 on its way to Atlanta to light the cauldron opening the tenth Paralympics Games. Almost 1,800 people gathered at the Classic Center welcoming its arrival. The relay was significantly…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (66+ words) Classic City News ACCPD: MISSING PERSON: Area of E Carver Dr. Quiniyah Baker. 10 year old African-American female. She has short hair with a ponytail, wearing a black shirt with a pink and purple teddy bear, blue jean pants and black…...