Clarke County News

Law enforcement officials from Athens-Clarke County, Georgia State Patrol and the University Police Department staged two sobriety checkpoints during AthFest weekend, netting almost 50 arrests for Driving Under the Influence and more than 100 other citations.

A fire Friday did extensive damage to the historic Georgia Theatre, an Athens landmark that has been the center of the town's music scene and featured bands REM and the B-52s, fire chief I.B. George said.

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrests: On May 29, Cpl.

Keith Karnok, aka "Mr. Keith the Magic Man," is a Watkinsville-based magician and ventriloquist.

Charging more to dump trash at the Athens-Clarke Landfill does not appear to be encouraging recycling, as officials said it would when they raised the fee last year.

PFC Billy J. Hammond of Statham Cpt. James R. Fowler of Auburn Pfc. Gene W. Lay of Winder Pfc.

Police capped a regional fencing ring investigation this morning with raids at 14 stores and homes in Clarke, Oconee and Gwinnett counties, armed with warrants to arrest nine people on dozens of charges like theft by receiving and illegal gambling.

Though I share the frustrations of a fellow reader concerning frivolous expenditures made by the Athens-Clarke County government, I think urging the Athens-Clarke commission to purchase the former state farmers market property would serve merely to compound those earlier follies .

Enjoy stories, songs, and bring a camera to snap pictures with Clifford. 613-3650. Slow Claw 2 p.m. today, Borders; 10 tonight, Caledonia Ohio's indie rock band Slow Claw will appeal to fans of Weezer and Superchunk.

This news conference is being given to recap and finalize some of the details of the triple-murder investigation of Marie Bruce, Thomas Tanner and Ben Teague, who were killed by George Zinkhan, III.

The city of Winterville may reclaim the rights to two of the city's oldest and most historic buildings under an agreement the Clarke County Board of Education plans to consider tonight.

Four schools in southeastern Clarke County remained in lock-down most of the day as police searched for a masked rifleman who robbed an eastside bank this morning.

In the last moments of his life, triple murder suspect George Zinkhan III used a shovel to dig a 15- to 18-inch deep grave in the woods behind Cleveland Road Elementary School.

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department plans to hold a news conference to reveal additional details on the death of former University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan.

Authorities say a body found in the north Georgia woods fits the description of a university professor who is being sought in the shooting deaths of three people.

Search dogs early this morning found a concealed body near the site where fugitive murder suspect George Zinkhan's vehicle was found last week.

Shooting suspect George Zinkhan's Jeep is towed Friday morning. Investigators said Monday they found the missing man's passport in the vehicle, which they think Zinkhan ditched.

Athens-Clarke police, GBI and FBI enter the Fowler Mill Drive property to search this morning after finding George Zinkhan's Jeep Liberty on the property.

Media reports Friday morning indicate that the red Jeep of alleged murderer George Zinkhan has been located in Northwestern Clarke County near the Jackson County line.

The red Jeep belonging to murder suspect and former University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan has been found.