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Old Phones: Even without service, old cell phones can still call 911. Consider keeping one in a known spot, plugged in, unlocked, and labeled as an “emergency phone”.
In November 2024, I had the incredible honor of bringing the Daffodil Project to the Oconee County Library at Wire Park. The ...
Coming out of halftime, a driving rain began to fall that impacted the game almost immediately. In the 41st minute, the Union ...
Yukiko was also among the first students at OCAF’s School Street Studios, where she took an avid interest in handmade pottery ...
As long as the Oconee Board of Education remains servile and silent, a culture of secrecy, obstructionism and fear will ...
At the April 14 Board of Educating meeting, Oconee County Schools Superintendent Jason Branch announced his decision to ...
Barbara Ann Noel Tuggle, passed away at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital at 11:03p.m., Thursday March 20, 2025. Barbara was born March 29, 1941 in Grundy Center, Iowa. She was the only child of Joe & ...
Athens Academy, North Oconee High School, Oconee County High School and Prince Avenue Christian School’s track and field teams all competed in the George’s Lowcountry Table Invite at NOHS last ...
Thomas Farm Preserve is a place “where screens fade away, and nature comes to the forefront,” Watkinsville Mayor Brian Brodrick said during the ribbon cutting of the city’s newest park last Saturday.
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on lawsuits filed against the city of Watkinsville by former Mayor Bob Smith. Next week, we will report on a settlement involving the use of ...
The Watkinsville Police Department’s annual Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. at Watkinsville City Hall. There will be 10,000 candy-filled easter eggs. Participants from toddler to age ...