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Bird Box Build: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Watkinsville Woods Park, Downtown Watkinsville. Participants drawn from the neighborhoods around the park will learn a simple method for constructing a bird box, hear an expert presentation about cavity-nesting birds and, weather permitting, take a nature walk in the park. For more information, contact Alice Woodruff at (706) 202-5175. In case of rain, the event will be held in Rocket Hall at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation campus at 34 School St., Watkinsville.

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View this in your browser ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT MEDIA RELEASE 13 April 2015 – prepared by Hilda Sorrow ACCIDENT WITH FATALITY - UPDATE The victim in the accident which occurred around 0920 April 10 on Jefferson Rd near Putters Dr has been identified as Perry Deraymonus Ponder, 51, of Hodges Mill Rd, Watkinsville. No charges have been filed pending completion of the investigation. (09-0700) BURGLARY A vacant Ruth St residence owned by Ernest Peek of Northcrest Dr was burglarized between 1200 April 11 and 1430 April 12. A refrigerator and stove valued at $2,200 were stolen. (04-0887) Between 0920 and 0945 April 12, Athens Arena, 280 Commerce Blvd, was burglarized. Bottles of alcohol valued at $309 were stolen. The suspects are a white female, a darker complexion female, two black males, and a white male. No further descriptions were given. They left in a white, medium size car – possibly a Honda or Toyota. (04-0904) CRIM...

UPDATE: Oconee County man killed in Athens big-rig collision

Long-time physician and artist Roy Ward dies

Oconee County Observations: House-Senate Conference Committee Cut Funding For ... : Only Project Cut A House-Senate conference committee removed all funding for the renovation and expansion of the Bogart Library from the s...

Roy Ward dies - Oconee Enterprise: News

Dr . Roy Thurman Ward , known for his peacocks on Main Street, watercolors, photography, print making, sculptures, and his Japanese art collections among many other things, passed at age 92 Wednesday. His services will be at 2 pm Saturday, April 11 at Lord & Stephens funeral home on Jimmy Daniell Road. Part of his Watkinsville property was recently acquired for the Watkinsville Woods park the City has been working on for some time to turn into a walking tree-clad series of paths for the community.

OCAF presents Southworks & Jan Perkins Exhibitions

The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation in Watkinsville will host its own opening reception on the evening of Friday, Apr. 10 from 6–9 p.m. for two new exhibitions. The 20th annual “Southworks Juried Art Exhibition,” on view in OCAF’s Main Gallery, presents pieces in a variety of media submitted from across the nation. This year’s guest juror was Will South, who is currently the chief curator at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC and in the past has served as a curator at the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, OH and the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. MFA & Southworks

Bill to help Ocilla grocery harms Athens

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Date: April 3, 2015 at 1:13:33 PM EDT Subject: [oconee] Hens, hawks, and hummingbirds (& more) Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com Hello! We're reading a fun book this month for the Oconee County Democrats' book group: "Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds."   Booklist   described the book as "evocative, enlightening, and uplifting." Sy Montgomery is a naturalist and best-selling author characterized by   The Boston Globe   as "part Indiana Jones and part Emily Dickinson." The books are available at Avid Bookshop on Prince Avenue in Athens. Join us on Wednesday, April 29th, at 7 to discuss this interesting book with interesting people! We meet upstairs at Chops and Hops in Watkinsville. Come around 6:30 to order dinner and chat. Pat Priest Member, Oconee Democrats

We have a box too  Oconee Democrats collecting paperbacks for Oconee County Jail > I got a call from Athens West Cleaners today to come by and pick up the paperback books they have so far (and they are expecting more) to be donated to the Oconee County Jail. I know I got at least 100, but I will count them later this afternoon. The woman in the photo is Sheila. She couldn't be nicer! Margaret

Georgia elections director resigns after "technical error" cancelled 8,000 voter registrations

Georgia teacher tells students their parents aren’t Christians if they voted for Obama

Oconee County Observations: Oconee Farmers Got Off To A Cool Start This Mornin... : 20 Vendors As the sun broke through and the weather turned warmer, the customers turned out today at the first Oconee Farmers Market of th...

Oconee County Observations: New Superior Court Judgeship Approved For Oconee C... : Other Winners Too Oconee County got its Superior Court judgeship. The Georgia Department of Transportation got its $945 million–annually....

Oconee Democrats hold book drive for jail - Oconee Enterprise: News

Watkinsville quads ‘breathing room air, doing great’