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The Oglethorpe County Board of Education meets tonight to discuss the application process to become a Strategic Waiver School. What exactly is a Strategic Waiver School and what could it mean to children there? Strategic Waiver School Systems is the revised system of Investing Educational Excellence System (IE2). Under this…

Here are the stories our reporters are following for you today: \t Upper Oconee Watershed Network volunteers are sampling the water at Barber Creek Road following word from the Environmental Protection Division that the water was safe. Reporter Alison Gowens has the story. \t Coach Mark Richt speaks out for the first time…

New security changes will take place at the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville, Georgia, effective September 1. Visitors will now be required to enter on the left side of the building due to the X-ray scanning equipment. Because of this new security equipment, the front door entrance will remain locked.…

It’s official. Georgia is the favorite to win the SEC East title. Media members from SEC Media Days selected the Bulldogs as the clear frontrunner to win the Eastern division. With 166 votes, Georgia feels the pressure, says senior outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins. “We’ve got to approach it as professionals…

Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas spoke to the media on the third day of SEC Media Days.

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The Southeastern Conference’s biggest week of the football offseason starts today. What does this mean for starving college football fans? The season is so close we can taste it. SEC Media Days is a four-day event featuring the head coach and three players from each of the 14 teams in…

One Georgia House Bill is looking to raise one billion dollars to improve transportation in Georgia.  The money raised would go towards repairing roads and bridges.  A version of the bill was originally passed in the House would add a 29 cent gas tax to every gallon you purchase at…

ATHENS- If you have some electronics, TVs, or batteries you would like to get rid of, you can bring them to the UGA Intramural fields today to recycle. Anyone who brings hard-to-recycle items such as these will receive a Coca-Cola product in return. This event is hosted by the Athens-Clarke…

STATESBORO- Flags are flying at half mast on GSU’s campus today in remembrance of the five students who were killed in yesterday’s car crash. Lauren Stephens is a nursing student at Georgia Southern University. She talks about what it’s like losing 5 classmates. Stephens teared up as she described the…