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Windshear in Watkinsville?

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Watkinsville was nailed from two different directions with spontaneous summer storms. Some said inline winds, others said tornado, some thought wind shear. The damage to the trees was on both sides of the street in this gullywasher. My neighbor Tom Gwinn said it came in two bursts from different directions right at five o clock Thursday. I came upon a fire department truck working on a house struck by lightning at 1041 Taylor's Drive in Taylors Landing in the subdivision next to mine. Many limbs were down, trampolines blown away and basketball goals knocked over by the wind. Here are some photos.

Oconee Democrats latest fourth Sunday program

As Georgia residents suffer through a record heat wave, everyone needs to think about how to cut down on energy usage to prevent brown-outs and to avoid the need for building more power plants. Ordinary light bulbs, for example, waste a lot of energy as heat, and that heat makes our air conditioning work harder. The basic design of the incandescent bulb has changed very little since Thomas Edison’s day. As the need for energy efficiency becomes more urgent because of rising energy costs and the threat of global climate change, one technology is looking especially bright: LED lighting. LED, which stands for light-emitting diode, leapfrogs even compact fluorescents in its efficiency. LED lights are expensive upfront, but they are vastly more efficient, are cooler, contain no mercury, and last up to a whopping 100,000 hours. The Oconee County Democrats are sponsoring a free presentation about this promising new technology on Sunday, August 26, at 7 PM at the Oconee County Library on Exper

YWCO buys property in Oconee County

Oconee County residents may have more recreation choices in the near future after YWCO took the tender first steps toward an intended expansion by announcing the purchase of a large tract of property in near Butler's Crossing across from Briarwood Baptist Church on Hog Mountain Road (State Route 53)near Oconee County High School. The property in questions has been the subject of a rezone application before the Oconee County Planning Department before the recent deadline for the next meeting, but has yet to be accepted. The YWCO would like to build a fitness and aquatic center targeting the needs of families and seniors, according to a recent press release. "We have discussed this expansion for several years and believe that our mission and abilities will well serve the need(s) of Oconee County," said Dave Hudgins, YWCO Board President. Many Oconee County residents already utilize the YWCO through its fitness center, summer day camp program, daycare and aquatics program.

YWCO buys property in Oconee County

Oconee County residents may have more recreation choices in the near future after YWCO took the tender first steps toward an intended expansion by announcing the purchase of a large tract of property in near Butler's Crossing across from Briarwood Baptist Church on Hog Mountain Road near Oconee County High School. The property in questions has been the subject of a rezone application before the Oconee County Planning Department before the recent deadline for the next meeting, but has yet to be accepted. The YWCO would like to build a fitness and aquatic center targeting the needs of families and seniors, according to a recent press release. "We have discussed this expansion for several years and believe that our mission and abilities will well serve the need(s) of Oconee County," said Dave Hudgins, YWCO Board President. Many Oconee County residents already utilize the YWCO through its fitness center, summer day camp program, daycare and aquatics program. Just exactly wh