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Singer Loch Marler is the son of Dreams So Real singer Barry Marler and blonde diminutive guitarist Parker Allen is the nephew of Dreams So Real bass player Trent Allen.  They played a raucous five song set of all covers at the Oconee County Middle School Chili Cook Off Saturday at the Middle School football field in a steady, stiff 25 mile per hour wind. It was a great to sample so many chilis and listen to the next generation of local music in preparation for the Relay for Life next week

Dr. Suzanne Miller New Principal of Oconee County Middle School Named

but not the kind you are probably thinking of, instead I was part of the team of parents keeping track of first downs and yardage necessary in my son's first tackle football game. It is a lot harder than it looks to keep after exactly where the football was downed on the play, which down it is, and how far to go to on the next down.  The game was in a light rain and was very well played by both teams. I forgot how much football action is determined within sixty inches of the line of scrimmage. The Oconee County Recreation and Parks Department ran two games consecutively at the Oconee County Middle School, complete with a rooster crowing in the background and Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox in attendance this evening watching his #14 son's team come up a little short on the 20-6 score. It was fun being part of the team of parents pulling the ten yards of chain up and down the sidelines. I would be happy to volunteer again anytime. My son recorded a pair of solo tackles and...

VSU's GOLD Standard VALDOSTA -- The VSU Alumni Association presented three alumni with the Graduate of the Last Decade Award (GOLD) -- an honor bestowed upon graduates who excel within 10 years of graduation. Philip Brown, Kenneth Grant and Steve Pugh were recognized amid the record crowd of 4,616 Blazer fans during halftime of the men’s basketball game against West Georgia Saturday, Feb. 27, at the P.E. Complex. Meet VSU’s Gold standard! Philip Brown , ’03, ’05 and ’06 Philip Brown decided long ago that he would not stand on the sidelines of life, but be a player -- battling for positive change. The principal of Oconee County Middle School in Watkinsville, Ga., is passionately committed to serving the 800 students on his campus as well as the educational interests of the state. “As a principal, I view the chance to work with kids as one of life’s greatest opportunities, but with opportunity in life, comes great responsibility,” said Brown, who graduated from VSU with d...

I have not attended one of these recently, but am always eager to help out the Oconee County Middle School band and chrous and to sample the cuisine of some of our favorite local restaurants this Saturday 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Oconee County Civic Center, including: Barberito's brett's casual american restaurant Buffalo's Southwest Cafe Chick Fil-A at Epps Bridge Chicken Express Chops and Hops ...