Oconee County
Reporting about Oconee County, Georgia. Some stories will be republished in The Oconee Enterprise as part of a news-academic partnership with Grady Newsource.
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Highway 316 Continues to Concern Public Safety Officials
By: Anna Clark UGA student Austin Leonard got into a car crash the only time he drove on Highway 316. “There have been other accidents through family friends and our church where I’ve known that 316 has been so dangerous,” Leonard said. “So I’ve always avoided it.” Stop…
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Grady Newsource Explains: Adopt-A-Stream Water Testing
By Rayleigh Rozier Georgia Adopt-A-Stream is a program housed by the state’s Environmental Protection Division that monitors the quality of streams and their surrounding habitats. Local groups like the Oconee County Watershed Network register with Adopt-A-Stream and monitor their own bodies of water using the EPD’s resources. There are a number of ways local…
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Weather: Nov. 4 Minor Flood Warning
By Jordynn Abernathy A minor flood warning went into effect Wednesday for the Oconee River near Penfield, reaching Clarke County, Oconee County, and Greene County. According to the National Weather Service, there will be light drizzles and no heavy rain showers are expected throughout the week. The river is currently cresting…
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Northeast Georgia Election Results Are In
By Kalyn Wilson Election night is over, and northeast Georgia has a few new elected officials. Check out the unofficial results by county below. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, Winterville: Candidate Number of Votes Percentage of Total Votes Dodd I. Ferrelle 187 53.28% George H. Chandler 93 26.50% Kenneth Dixon Hodges 69 19.66%…
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Election Day Across Northeast Georgia
By: Valerie Burgos Various counties across Northeast, GA, are hosting their city elections today, Nov. 3rd, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Below is all of the information you need to know to vote: Candidates: Voting Locations: Athens-Clarke County – Winterville Winterville Train Depot, Winterville, GA Barrow County – Winder Winder Community…
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Grady Explains: Flood Warnings
By Adriana Vicuna Showers will continue the rest of the week for Northeast Georgia, and that could lead to more flood warnings. Early Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Weather Service issued a flood warning for The Broad River near Carlton in madison County Georgia. By 5:00 a.m. on November 3, the river…
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Northeast Georgia Local Elections
By Jordynn Abernathy Athens-Clarke County – Winterville Mayor: George H. Chandler, Dodd I. Ferrelle, Kenneth Dixon Hodges City Council: Samuel “Sam” Alvarez, Marus Boenig, Scott Howard, Lee Ann Pingel, Mary Williams Quinn Voting will happen tomorrow on November 3rd from 7am to 7pm at Winterville Train Depot. Be sure to…
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Upcoming Local Government Meetings
By Kalyn Wilson Here’s a look at which county government meetings are happening this week. Monday, November 2nd: Barrow County is having two public hearings for the FY2016 Millage Rates at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Commission Meeting Room, and a Special Called Meeting afterwards at 7 p.m.. Jackson…
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Yard Sale Benefits Local Animal Shelter
By: Anna Clark You can start on your Christmas shopping while helping puppies at the same time! [junkie-hightlights color=”red”]Hightlited words[/junkie-hightlights] Friends of Oconee County Animal Shelter is hosting its second annual yard sale. Hundreds of items have been donated to this sale. All items are “name your own price” and the money raised will…
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Midday Update: Oct. 28
\t General’s accusation– Mayor Nancy Denson said she has received about 12 complaints related to the drink item at General Beauregards. All of these complaints were spurred from social media, and no one had seen the physical copy of the menu themselves. \t Boys & Girls Club – The Boys &…