Oconee County, GA Politics

Spartans sweep Class A Private throwing events at state meet : Mount Berry—Athens Academy throws coach Richard Patterson couldn’t have dreamed of a more perfect retirement gift.

Oconee County’s Lornah and Bennah Okoth sign to play college soccer

Banner-Herald should retract Ringer column

Malcom Bridge Elementary School media specialist Julie Payne named ‘Favorite Teacher’

West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question

To eliminate any confusion or future misunderstandings, we enforce a dress code that provides an upscale dining experience for our customers.  This includes no tee shirts, workout attire, or any cutoff sweats/jeans or jeans with holes in them. Furthermore we are not children friendly, we do not have high chairs or children's menus. We hope to be the place mom and dad can come and enjoy an elegant, peaceful night out without any interruptions from their children any other customers children.

Please send all your University of Georgia completed ecology, forestry, meteorology and climate research to Rep. Williams and Quick as soon as possible. Legislative forum turns testy on climate change

Subject: Time to Pick Up your 'aRT BIRDS' --> --> Have fun and help OCAF by creating an artsy fledgeling Return of the ' a Rt BiRds' to OCAF With such an incredible flock of 'a Rt BiR ds' submitted by the friends of OCAF in 2015, we are soliciting a new brood of 'a Rt BiR ds'-  2017 Assist this muslin fledgling to molt into an 'a Rt BiR d' altering it in any medium - paint, pencil, fiber, beads, yarn, etc. As soon as you have completed its transformation please return the 'a Rt BiR d' to the OCAF office no later than July 1, 2107. The earlier the better. Arrangements have been made to exhibit all the 'aRt BiRds' in the "rookery", the hall gallery at the OCAF Center, for July 7-July 21 The general public will have the opportunity to vote for the People's Choice ...

President Donald Trump recently met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and told him: “You have much better health care than we do.” This was just hours after Trump was gloating over the House GOP’s gutting of the Affordable Care Act. At least 20 million people – many right here in our area – will lose their medical insurance over the next few years. That depends on what happens to the legislation in the Senate and if the president signs the bill as it is currently written into law. “Make American Great Again” thus becomes “People will die and will go bankrupt again with this shiny, new plan.” (But wealthy people will pay less.) Why would Trump say that about Australia’s system? He tripped up and said something true. It is a much better health care system, as it provides universal coverage. It’s called Medicare, and they extend it to everyone. But it’s not a single-payer system with only the government running and payin...

Big Jump skydiving event to benefit Extra Special People

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Moved but not forgotten

Handel's Messiah

‘Yates just handed Ted Cruz his ass on a platter’: Internet celebrates Sally Yates brutal shutdown of GOP senator

Watkinsville Woods allows visitors to roam through an old forest

Oconee County firefighters raise more than $20K for burn victims Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman John Daniell, center, recently signed a proclamation for the Georgia Firefighter’s Burn Foundation Boot Drive, held Saturday. Standing with Daniell are Fire Chief Bruce Thaxton, left, and Boot Drive Chairman Bob Ward. Firefighters collected money from motorists at intersections at Hog Mountain Road and Mars Hill Road, the Epps Bridge Parkway area and at Georgia Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 78. Oconee has been the top volunteer department in the state in fundraising over the past 14 years. The goal for this year was $20,000, which the firefighters surpassed, raising $23,834.