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Absentee voting has always been a practical means of voting in statewide elections. Now, in 2020, it’s essential. Claire Vogel will be one Oconee County resident voting through an absentee ballot in the November general election. Vogel, a third-year student at the University of Michigan, will send in her absentee…

Most high schools in the state of Georgia are not letting COVID-19 beat them out of football this fall season. The Georgia High School Association has left it up to the individual school systems to decide if they want to play, and Athens-Clarke County’s Clarke Central Gladiators are already three…

Emma Laing said she sees health in a diverse way, and she teaches her students the Health At Every Size (HAES) principles to make them aware of weightism and the many factors that contribute to a person’s overall body composition.  “A thin or fit appearance symbolize very important values to…

The issue of spotty internet in Oconee County is not a novel concept to Kelley Buttrick, a professional voiceover talent working from her home in Bishop, Georgia, in the southern portion of Oconee County.  She said her ability to communicate with her clients is often hindered by the unreliable internet…

Jackson County residents will have the option to vote in-person both early and on Election Day, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.  Nov. 3 is marked on people’s calendars across the country as the day America will decide on what the next four years of government will look like. But how will…