A Gun And A Wallet Are Equally Protected From Search, Oconee County Chief Deputy Tells Class

HB 60 Not The Key

Carrying a gun legally is no different from carrying a wallet.

Because of this, police officers cannot search someone simply because they believe the person is carrying a gun.

Oconee County Board Of Commissioners Holding Planning Sessions This Week In Athens

NEGRC Conference Room

Oconee County Commissioners are to hold what are being called planning sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

The meetings will be held in Athens, in the conference room of the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission, 305 Research Drive, which runs from College Station Road to Barnett Shoals Road.

Oconee County Had Strong Fourth Quarter Of SPLOST Tax Collections

Clarke Even Stronger

Oconee County collected more than $1.6 million in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenue in the final quarter of 2014, representing the best quarter ever for the county in terms of revenue from the 1 percent sales tax.

The collection, up 3.9 percent from the previous quarter, puts the county in a position to collect in the neighborhood of 84 percent of the originally projected $40.4 million from the tax.

Presbyterian Homes Back With Proposal For Oconee County Continuing Care And Retirement Center

U.S. 441 Location

Presbyterian Homes of Georgia is back with yet another attempt to locate a continuing care retirement center in Oconee County.

Plans filed with the Oconee County Planning Department on Monday call for construction of a $120 million complex on just more than 70 acres fronting both on U.S. 441 and Wellbrook Road.

Oconee County Commissioners Pass Liquor Ordinance After Striking Requirement That Food Be Purchased With Drinks

Hold Line On Map

As a result of action taken last night by the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, the county now has a new liquor ordinance that allows for the sale of beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks in county restaurants.

The commissioners removed the requirement that patrons must purchase food with their purchase of these drinks, but they retained the requirement from the existing beer and wine ordinance that the restaurant cannot report that more than 25 percent of its gross income comes from the sales of alcoholic drinks.

Second Reading Of Liquor Ordinance, Three Rezones On Agenda For Oconee County Commissioners

One Rezone Controversial

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners tomorrow night is scheduled to give a second reading to a liquor-by-the-drink ordinance, key features of which remain unspecified.

County Attorney Daniel Haygood drafted an ordinance that he presented to the commissioners back in July and again at their meeting on Dec. 16, when they held the first reading and public hearing on the proposed change in the county laws governing the sale of alcohol.

Oconee County Voters Concerned About Growth And Traffic As 2014 Came To An End

Survey Finds

Oconee County voters ended the year concerned about over development, traffic problems, and their schools.

Concern about road and traffic problems was up dramatically from two years ago, when the economy had been the major concern of voters in the county.