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High school roundup: Oconee County beats Dawson County in state soccer playoffs & more

High school roundup: Oconee County beats Dawson County in state soccer playoffs & more

Oconee deputies undergo emergency response simulation training

Oconee deputies undergo emergency response simulation training

Athens Academy runner among area athletes competing for state titles

Athens Academy runner among area athletes competing for state titles

Four Oconee County soccer players named first-team All-Region 8-AAA

Four Oconee County soccer players named first-team All-Region 8-AAA

Watkinsville police chasing leads on series of late night auto entering crimes

Watkinsville police chasing leads on series of late night auto entering crimes

Oconee County Observations: Proposed Calls Creek Sewer Line Dominates Oconee C...

Oconee County Observations: Proposed Calls Creek Sewer Line Dominates Oconee C... : Objections Submitted Opponents of the proposed Calls Creek sewer line dominated the meeting of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners la...

Scholarship Gala celebrates $2.6 million; doubles previous event total

Scholarship Gala celebrates $2.6 million; doubles previous event total : UNG raised more than $2.6 million this year for student scholarships, nearly doubling the previous mark at $1.35 million. The total was announced and celebrated at the university's fourth annual Scholarship Gala, held April 30 in Bogart, Georgia.

UGA Institute of Gerontology Professor Kerstin Gerst Emerson addressing Athens area Democratic Breakfast 5/14/16 at Em's kitchen

Join us this month for our guest speaker,   Kerstin Emerson, Professor at  University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology. Kerstin Emerson  joined the University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology in August, 2010.  She has a strong academic background in gerontology, holding both a Masters and a PhD in gerontology. Prior to her faculty appointment, she worked for two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Sealy Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where she studied the health of older Hispanics. As a gerontologist interested in aging and health, her research uses large secondary data analyses to explore aging issues in the United States.  Her research includes loneliness among older adults, exploring the impact of immigration on mental health, as well as the influence of neighborhood characteristics on physical and mental health outcomes.  Currently Dr. Emerson is studying loneliness among older adults in dif...

Oconee takes down Westminster in PKs in second round of state tournament | The Oconee Leader

Oconee takes down Westminster in PKs in second round of state tournament | The Oconee Leader

Burglar attempts to set fire inside small Oconee County church

Burglar attempts to set fire inside small Oconee County church

Oconee County Observations: Residents Along Calls Creek To Tell Oconee County ...

Oconee County Observations: Residents Along Calls Creek To Tell Oconee County ... : Goal Is To Force Condemnation Representatives of Friends of Calls Creek plan to submit statements to the Oconee County Board of Commission...

Confessions of a Republican (LBJ 1964 Presidential campaign commercial) ...

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