Blog Topic: R.I.P.

Homedrone: R.I.P. Paul Scales, Athens Musician and 40 Watt Co-Founder

By Gabe Vodicka | September 5, 2015 10:42am

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

Athens musician Paul Scales has died, according to posts on social media, including a tweetfrom R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills and tributes on Scales' Facebook page.

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In the Loop: Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond Has Died at 75

By Tom Crawford | August 16, 2015 2:36pm

Julian Bond, the young college activist from Atlanta who grew to be one of the most influential figures in America’s struggle for civil rights, died Saturday night in Fort Walton Beach, FL, after a brief, undisclosed illness.

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In the Loop: Man Run Over and Killed on Cedar Shoals Drive

By Blake Aued | July 28, 2015 2:52pm

Athens-Clarke County police are still investigating the death of Quantavious Deante Griffith of Spring Valley Road, who was hit by a car and killed on Cedar Shoals Drive early Saturday morning.

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In the Loop: Athens Mourns With Charleston Over Church Massacre

By Blake Aued | June 25, 2015 1:16pm

The Rev. Claude Ray James, First AME's pastor, leads a prayer.

Athens First AME Church—the oldest African American church in the city—invited members of other local churches to participate in a prayer vigil on Wednesday for the nine victims of the racially motivated killings last week at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Flagpole photographer Joshua L. Jones documented the emotional evening.

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In the Loop: A Former Athenian on the Charleston Tragedy

By Blake Aued | June 21, 2015 1:27pm

Photo Credit: Travis Dove for the New York Times

Former Flagpole editor Richard Fausset reports in today's New York Times from Charleston, SC, on the racially motivated massacre by a white gunman of nine African Americans attending a prayer service.

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Homedrone: Arvin Scott to Lead 'Beat the Drum' Nuci's Benefit in Honor of Carl Lindberg

By Gabe Vodicka | May 29, 2015 11:41am

Carl Lindberg

On Saturday, June 6 at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens percussionist Arvin Scott will lead a tribute to the late Carl Lindberg as part of his Beat the Drum series.

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Homedrone: R.I.P. Athens Musician Carl Lindberg

By Gabe Vodicka | May 15, 2015 5:57pm

Carl Lindberg

The sad word spread around town this evening that Carl Lindberg, a well known and highly respected Athens musician known for his work with groups like Grogus, Old Skool Trio and Squat, has died.

Flagpole has not yet been able to confirm the cause of death, but tributes have begun pouring in on Lindberg's Facebook page.

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Homedrone: Atlanta, Alabama Metal Bands Involved in Fatal Jackson County Crash

By Gabe Vodicka | April 6, 2015 11:50am

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

As multiple news outlets are reporting, at least three people were killed in a car accident early this morning just north of Athens in Jackson County, near the Tanger Outlets in Commerce.

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In the Loop: Famous Athens Dog Cheeseburger Has Died

By Blake Aued | April 1, 2015 1:21pm

Photo Credit: Melissa Hovanes

Sadly, this is not an April Fool's Day joke. Well-known Athens dog Cheeseburger has passed away at age 15.

Covenant Presbyterian Church on Barnett Shoals Road, where Veasey attends and Cheeseburger is buried, will hold a service for the dog at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Cheeseburger and his owner, Johnny Veasey, were featured in the Aug. 29, 2012 issue ofFlagpole.

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In the Loop: A UGA Student Died in a Dorm, and Another Was Hit by a Car

By Blake Aued | March 20, 2015 10:35am

University of Georgia student Mikal Ghirmazghi, 21, was found dead in her dorm room at Russell Hall at about 6 p.m. Thursday, according to UGA police.

Authorities said they don't know yet how Ghirmazghi died, but there were no obvious signs of foul play.

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