Classic City News

By Joe Johnson A security guard was arrested at the Social Security Administration on Prince Avenue this week after roughing up a man who had taken photographs inside the building. Charles Mack Jones, a 65-year-old Elberton resident, told police that he was taking pictures of signs in the government offices because he wanted to read them at home. He claimed that the guard, Micha...

By Joe Johnson Mark Douglas Fenley, 58, of Winder, was arrested on the afternoon of May 30th after threatened customers in the drive-thru line at Arby’s on West Broad Street. According to police, the driver of a pickup truck honked his horn at Fenley for pulling his truck in front of him in the drive-thru line, at which time Fenley got out and pointed a gun at him and his mother...

Released by the BISSELL Pet Foundation: Gainesville, Ga. (June 1, 2026) — HSNEGA participated alongside more than 335 shelters in 39 states during the 10th anniversary of BISSELL Pet Foundation’s largest national adoption event, which collectively saved 16,073 pets. During the 17-day event, HSNEGA offered a special $50 adoption fee for dogs and cats six months and older, with 79...

By Joe Johnson Will Crawford Dean, 68, of Westchester Drive, was sentenced to prison this week after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine. He had been arrested in April 2025 during an investigation by the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force In which a search of his home yielded in excess of 227 grams of prepackaged powder and crack cocaine, oxycodone, and 74 grams of ma...

By Joe Johnson Brandon Levi Brimer, 38, of Prince Avenue, was arrested on the night of May 29th by police who had surrounded his apartment upon responding to a report of him shooting a gun in the street. The incident happened at the Winfield Chase complex where Brimer was observed entering after having discharged a handgun while walking on Prince Avenue. Police officers surround...