For more than a year, the Athens Community Council on Aging has struggled to recover from a deluge of muddy water that caused extensive damage to its Hoyt Street facilities, forcing significant cutbacks in its programming. “It’s been incredibly disruptive,” said Eve Anthony, CEO of the ACCA, which provides space and services for a host […]
Two large wildfires were burning on Sunday near Greece’s capital of Athens, and authorities sent emergency messages for some residents to evacuate the area and others to stay at home and close their windows to protect themselves from smoke. The first blaze, south east of Athens, began in early afternoon. Local authorities said it burned […]
Residents of Athens hoping for a break from the intense heat will have to wait a bit longer, as relief is not likely anytime soon. “Unfortunately, we’re not really looking at any relief probably for the next two weeks,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Carmen Hernandez. “We’re looking at above 90 degrees probably for the […]
An Athens man recently entered a guilty plea in Clarke County Superior Court to three felony crimes and three misdemeanor crimes stemming from the burglary of an Athens home in September 2023. The plea was negotiated between District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez and Western Circuit Assistant Public Defender Matthew Lester. But the decision ultimately lay with […]
A teenager was charged Friday in connection with a Memorial Day shooting death in Rolling Ridge Apartments in Athens. Athens-Clarke police said Janiya Moore, 18, of Athens was arrested at a location in Jackson County with assistance from that county’s sheriff’s office. Moore is the second person charged in the slaying on May 27 of […]
Jun. 12—An Athens man has pleaded guilty to murder for the December 2021 death of Marco Matthew Gonzalez in Frankston, as well as related kidnapping charges. According to District Attorney Allyson Mitchell, Robert Mason Eckhert III pleaded guilty to murder, four counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon […]
Kyron Zarco-Smith was killed when police say gang members shot at his home. The gang-related March shooting death of 3-year-old Kyron Zarco-Smith will be remembered annually in Athens-Clarke County on his birthday, June 18, as part of a resolution adopted this week by the Athens-Clarke County Commission. The resolution also could have long-term effects on […]
ATLANTA – Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Julian Cubillos, Jayden Brown, Dakious Echols, and Desmontrez Mathis have been indicted by an Athens-Clarke County Grand Jury on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The charges stem from the March 8 shooting at Hallmark […]
An Athens business has reported an embezzlement by a former employee that alleges the theft of more than $3 million over a period of six years. Athens-Clarke police have begun an investigation on the complaint which was filed May 22 by company officials from Integrity Foods Inc. on Old Hull Road. The company is a […]
The Athens Clarke-County Police Department say they recovered multiple firearms from a felon who was shooting his weapon in an apartment complex. ACCPD Gang Unit officials say they served a search warrant on an apartment in Rolling Ridge Apartment complex. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] During the course of their […]
Bond was denied Thursday for a Georgia minister and car dealer accused in a massive fraud case which alleges he stole thousands of dollars in fraudulent vehicle loans. Reveckeyo Anwann Hill, 38, has been in jail since April 11 on warrants obtained by Athens-Clarke police charging him with 14 counts of fraud from theft by […]
The man who has been arrested and charged in a decades-old Athens cold case is now in the Clarke County jail. Edrick Lamont Faust, 48, of Athens, was booked into the Clarke County jail at 10:34 p.m. Thursday. He remains in jail as of Friday at 7 a.m., according to the jail’s list of current […]