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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Gearing Up for the Worst
Athens, GA - Another winter storm, but this time: ICE. The ACC Streets and Drainage department is ready for whatever may happen this week.
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Why Your Hydrants Are Safe From The Cold
ATHENS - Water hydrants froze in Hall County, but it could happen anywhere. Thanks to the ACC Public Utilities Dpt., there is no need to worry.
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Not Burning Bridges, Just Fixing Them
ATHENS, GA - See what issues have risen from the lack of Georgia's investment in its own infrastructure, particularly its roads and bridges.
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Parents Scramble To Deal With Sudden School Closings
ATHENS, GA- Low temperatures are causing school closings, how are parents dealing with their sudden change in plans?
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Oconee Library Helps The Red Cross Send Cards To Troops
WATKINSVILLE, GA – The Oconee County Public Library is holding a drive for the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign, which is held by the Red Cross. For those soldiers over seas who don’t get to see their families, it can mean the world. And it can be fun on our…
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High School Football Playoffs
Here’s a look at the upcoming high school football playoff games for Northeast Georgia. Stephenson High School (8-2) at Flowery Branch High School (7-3) Clarke Central High School (7-3) at Mays High School (7-3) North Oconee High School (7-3) at Woodward Academy (8-2) ML King High…
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Goodbye Graduation Test
-Athens, GA Clarke and Oconee County high school students are taking the graduation test this week but these tests will soon be ancient history. Clarke County School District says most of their students are not taking the graduation test. Instead, the county is focusing more on their students taking…
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Oconee County’s Veterans Day Memorial
Anthems playing… Flags flying… Veterans saluting… Friends and family arriving to give their thanks. This was the scene at the Oconee Hill Cemetery this morning.  Athens natives and coordinators of the Annual Veteran’s Day Observance, Jane Begnaud and Helen Mills, believe this event is important because there are Veterans…
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Local Agencies Affected by Shutdown
There was panic across the U.S. this morning as people woke up to find that the government was officially shutdown, leaving many federal employees temporarily jobless. For now there isn’t a clear end in sight to the government shutdown, and there are still questions about how this is directly affecting Northeast…
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Oconee Police Find No Evidence of Autistic Child Being Injured on School Bus
Last Thursday Wendy Majia filed a police report after she claimed she found blood on her son Antonio and one of his teeth missing after he returned home from school. An investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s office revealed what happened that school day and on the school bus. 4…