Jessica Renee Hart, a 37-year-old resident of Athens, Ohio, faced a substantial prison sentence following her recent court appearance before Judge George P. McCarthy on January 17, 2024. Hart was…
ATHENS, OHIO – A significant mail fraud scheme in Athens County resulted in prison sentences for three individuals. The scam, impacting over 400 residents, came to light in December 2022…
ATHENS, OH – Lawrence R. Fetty, a 62-year-old resident of Athens, Ohio, has been indicted on serious charges by the Athens County Grand Jury. The indictment, issued during the September…
ATHENS, OH – Sandra B. Petrey, a 59-year-old resident of Athens, Ohio, has been sentenced to a mandatory term of 9 to 13 ½ years in the state penal system.…
ATHENS, OH – An Athens County resident has secured the top prize of $100,000 in the Ohio Lottery’s KICKER drawing, which took place on Monday, October 9. The fortunate ticket…
ATHENS, OH – Ricky Smith of Athens won the top prize of $500,000 in the Ohio Lottery’s Red Hot Riches scratch-off game. After state and federal taxes totaling 28 percent,…
ATHENS COUNTY, OH – A significant drug bust has resulted in the seizure of over 6 ounces of Fentanyl and 2 ounces of Crack Cocaine. Following an extensive investigation into…
ATHENS, Ga. – An Athens resident with a violent criminal history who shot at two people attempting to repossess a vehicle and then led police on a high-speed chase was…
ATHENS, Ga. – Two individuals involved in a larger armed drug conspiracy operating in the Athens area were found guilty by a federal jury for their crimes late yesterday afternoon.…
ATHENS, Ohio – A Nelsonville man was sentenced to four and a half years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to burglary and receiving…
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Ryan Goodrich, 37, of Athens, Vermont was arraigned yesterday on an indictment that alleges on March…
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost…
ATHENS, Ga. – A Savannah resident has pleaded guilty to robbing an Athens Dollar General Store in 2019, brandishing a firearm and threatening store employees during the crime. Londell Nunn,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Athens-based businessman has been charged with health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.,…
ATHENS, Ohio – An Athens Athens County Children Services worker, turned herself in to the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office on a charge out of Athens County for Obstructing Justice, a…
Montgomery, Ala. – On March 18, 2022, Athens City Schools administrator, William Richard (“Rick”) Carter, Jr., 46, was convicted for his role in a scheme to defraud the…
ATHENS, OH – An Athens couple and two of their children were charged on various accounts, but this week, Robert Bellar, 55, and Deborah Bellar, 50, both pleaded guilty to…
ATHENS, TX – Officers from the Athens Police Department arrested a suspected child abuser Friday. Norris James Robert, 57, was found at his residence and placed under arrest for a…
ATHENS, TX – An Athens Police Department investigation led to the arrest of a suspected child abuser Wednesday night. APD Detective Cpl. Jacob Sumrall, along with a team of his…
Guests and staff members are rescued by fire fighters after a fire broke out at a hotel in central Athens.