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Kelly McFarling Trio with a special Female Songwriters In The Round with Erica Sunshine Lee, Betsy Franck, Jessica Cayne Urick, and Rachel O'Neal

Kelly McFarling Trio with a special Female Songwriters In The Round with Erica Sunshine Lee, Betsy Franck, Jessica Cayne Urick, and Rachel O'Neal

Savannah Christian to host football semifinal against Prince Avenue Christian | savannahnow.com

Savannah Christian to host football semifinal against Prince Avenue Christian | savannahnow.com

Gaines: Prince Avenue trying to keep up with history | Online Athens

Gaines: Prince Avenue trying to keep up with history | Online Athens

Watkinsville Christmas Parade scheduled | Online Athens

Watkinsville Christmas Parade scheduled | Online Athens

Pet Pedro: What is "Pet Pedro" ?

Pet Pedro: What is "Pet Pedro" ? : On Thursday, November 18, 2011 - I drove out of my driveway and started driving down our street...not realizing that Pedro, my Boston Terri...

The inherent, inherited dangers of being a Georgia Bulldog

The inherent, inherited dangers of being a Georgia Bulldog

Your morning jolt: A one-man investigation, and a request for whistle-blower status

Your morning jolt: A one-man investigation, and a request for whistle-blower status

Things I learned last night at the Oconee County Historical Society meeting

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Members of the Oconee County Historical Society listen to Bob Burton talk about the Battle of the Bulge he was in. Bob Burton Oconee means "smells like a skunk" in Cherokee. However according to Wikipedia:  "Oconee" is the Anglicized form of the Itsati ( Hitchiti -Creek) word  Okvni , which means "born from water" or "living on water." [ citation needed ]  This branch of the Creeks is better known for the name given them by the chroniclers of the  Hernando de Soto  Expedition in 1540,  Ocute  - which is the Spanish version of the Itsati word  Okvte . Okvte means "Water People." According to Oconee-Creek tradition, their original homeland was in the Okefenokee Swamp of southeastern Georgia. In fact, a branch of the Oconee still lived in this vast expanse of water during the 1600s, when it was under the domain of Spain. The Oconee Creeks also once occupied towns in present-day northeastern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina and i

Larry Munson's personality as unforgettable as his play-by-play calls for UGA  | ajc.com

Larry Munson's personality as unforgettable as his play-by-play calls for UGA | ajc.com

Oconee County Observations: President Obama Signs Agriculture Bill That Lacks ...

Oconee County Observations: President Obama Signs Agriculture Bill That Lacks ... : Closing Date Not Released Both Houses of Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed late last week an agriculture appropriations bil...

Mila Kunis keeps promise to be Marine's date  | accessAtlanta

Mila Kunis keeps promise to be Marine's date | accessAtlanta

Your morning jolt: Terrorist bomb could be planted very easily at Hartsfield-Jackson, says Paul Broun

Yes, it could also be planted on LaVista Road in the Athens part of Oconee County Your morning jolt: Terrorist bomb could be planted ‘very easily’ at Hartsfield-Jackson, says Paul Broun

EricByler | Repbulican David Frum answers his critics, and enlightens the 99 percent in his essay "When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?" | Coffee Party

EricByler | Repbulican David Frum answers his critics, and enlightens the 99 percent in his essay "When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?" | Coffee Party

Coca-cola presents $35,000 check to Oconee County park | Online Athens

Coca-cola presents $35,000 check to Oconee County park | Online Athens

Thirsty? Winder alcohol sales went into effect Sunday

Too bad both Oconee and Clarke county were too chicken shit to let us vote on it Thirsty? Winder alcohol sales went into effect Sunday

Church gives playhouses to needy children | Online Athens

Thanks to this church near Butler's Crossing kids with life threatening illnesses have something to make their difficult journey a little bit more bearable. Well done everyone Church gives playhouses to needy children | Online Athens