VOTING GUIDE: Candidates in Oconee County contested races
VOTING GUIDE: Candidates in Oconee County contested races
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Oconee Chamber Fall Festival returns Saturday
Might want to find your rain jackets or umbrellas Friday night just to be ready Oconee Chamber Fall Festival returns Saturday
Watkinsville City Council fires Police Chief Lee O’Dillon
Watkinsville City Council fires Police Chief Lee O’Dillon : In a 3-1 vote, the Watkinsville City Council on Wednesday night terminated Police Chief Lee O’Dillon. Councilwoman Connie Massey was the dissenting vote, and Dan Matthews abstained. (A previous version of this story incorrectly stated it was a 4-1 vote).
Residents clean up Harris Shoals Park
Residents clean up Harris Shoals Park : October is a time of festivals and football but also volunteerism and acts of goodwill.
Efforts undertaken in Athens area to get out the high school vote
Efforts undertaken in Athens area to get out the high school vote
Watkinsville candidates discuss connectivity, bike paths
Watkinsville candidates discuss connectivity, bike paths : How can Watkinsville be more walkable? How can cyclists feel safer?
Oconee County Eagle Scout Cutler Shiver completes all 137 merit badges
Oconee County Eagle Scout Cutler Shiver completes all 137 merit badges
Police department advances technology
Police department advances technology : Police fleet may go digital
Harden Hill will have sidewalks next year
Harden Hill will have sidewalks next year : Harden Hill Road has come a long way from its origins as an 18th century stagecoach path from Athens to Madison. Nowadays, more than 2,100 vehicles traverse the road each day, making it one of the busiest routes in Watkinsville and a connector to U.S. 441, Ga. Route 15 and downtown Watkinsville.
DAR hosts Constitution Week program Monday in Watkinsville
DAR hosts Constitution Week program Monday in Watkinsville
UGA plans $3.1 million equestrian clubhouse in Bishop
UGA plans $3.1 million equestrian clubhouse in Bishop
Athens art exhibit honors the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War 1
Athens art exhibit honors the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War 1
Michael Pitts talks pottery at Perspectives in Watkinsville
Michael Pitts talks pottery at Perspectives in Watkinsville
Pub on Main holds grand opening
Pub on Main holds grand opening : Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-week series about new restaurants in downtown Watkinsville.
Watkinsville's police chief, interim chief both suspended
Watkinsville's police chief, interim chief both suspended
Acting Police Chief William Horton placed on leave
Acting Police Chief William Horton placed on leave : Almost a month after the suspension of 32-year Police Chief Lee O'Dillon, the acting police chief, Detective William Horton, who in 2017 was named the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, has also been suspended while authorities are investigating a complaint filed against him by an ex girlfriend.
Oconee County Observations: Federal Appeals Court Ruled Against Oconee County ...
Oconee County Observations: Federal Appeals Court Ruled Against Oconee County ... : ***McRees Mill Road Site*** As a result of a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Verizon Wir...
Local potter featured in OCAF’s Perspectives
Local potter featured in OCAF’s Perspectives : A mainstay of Watkinsville since 1972, Alice Woodruff is best known for her pottery. Her work will be showcased at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation’s 16th annual Perspectives Georgia Pottery Invitation.