Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Unveiling Of Marker Recognizing 1905 Lynching By Angry Mob Draws Large Crowd To Oconee County Courthouse In Watkinsville

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***Names Of Victims Read Aloud*** Approximately 75 people turned out in the extreme heat on Sunday to unveil a memorial marker on the nort...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Oconee County Planning Commissions Recommends Approval Of Rezones For Three Commercial Developments

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***Citizen Speak In Opposition To Two Requests*** More than 40 people were in the Commission Chamber as the Oconee County Planning Commiss...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Minor Sewer Spill Occurred As Oconee County Completed Replacement Of Troubled Forced Main Sewer Line On Tributary To McNutt Creek

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***1,300 Gallons Of Untreated Sewage Released*** Oconee County has completed replacement of the 1,000 feet of forced main sewer line tha...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Outcome Of Democratic Primary In Oconee County For District 3 Public Service Commissioner Differed From Those Statewide; Runoff Required

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***Voting On Election Day Nearly Reached Early Voting Level*** Oconee County Democrats will have to return to the voting booth in four wee...
Monday, June 16, 2025

Turnout Remains Light In Democratic And Republican Primaries For Public Service Commission Races With Final Voting On Tuesday

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***Ballots Cast 36.2 Percent Democratic, 63.8 Percent Republican*** Leading up to election day voting on Tuesday, only 2.0 percent of Ocon...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Zoning Requests On Oconee County Planning Commission Agenda For Commercial Developments on Mars Hill Road, Lenru Road, U.S. 441

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***Staff Wants Change In Mars Hill Road Request*** The Oconee County Planning Commission on Monday (June 16) is scheduled to review reques...

Large Crowd Gathers In College Square In Athens To Reject Rule By Kings; Oconee County Democrats One Of Organizers

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***Part Of National Protest*** A crowd of more than 2,400 filled College Square across from the Arch in downtown Athens on Saturday, bravi...
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