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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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…
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Oconee Street Construction Update
By Allison Miller and Bonnie Pintur Traffic delays caused by construction on Oconee Street might be lasting longer than planned. Athens-Clarke County was hoping to finish the project by October 1st, but bad weather might be pushing that date back. According to one of the project engineers the road was…
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Breaking News: Missing Oconee County Boy Found
Boy disappeared from neighborhood near Wakinsville Wakinsville, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – A 13-year-old boy missing from a neighborhood near Watkinsville has been located, Oconee County officials announce. Jordan Amos, 13, was last seen near Norton Road and Barnett Shoals Road around 7:30 p.m. By 11 p.m., the boy had been located. No…
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Local Thief Targets Wallets
–Athens, Ga He simply walks in, no name tag, no uniform sometimes carrying a pen and a piece of paper claiming he is with a cleaning company or pest control. The stories vary from place to place but the motive is always the same. Wallets. Various places in Athens-Clarke, Oconee…
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Athens’ Park and Ride Lacks Participants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZIq6DAMX6Q&feature=youtu.be ATHENS,GA- The Oconee Street Park and Ride opened January 24th. Few cars were there at the beginning and it turns out, things have not changed much. I feel like the park and ride is used on a very limited basis right now because it is new, people don’t understand…
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Flooding Forecast Along Oconee River
River to crest at 14 feet Wednesday morning following week of rain Athens, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – After a week of rain, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for portions of the Oconee River in Clarke, Green and Oconee continues. With upwards of five inches of rain across that…
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Fatal Crash in Oconee County
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS6uNYEdcTQ&feature=youtu.be Athens, Ga- The Oconee Co. Sheriff says around 9 pm last night, the Cheverolet truck left the road and hit a highway sign before hitting a tree. Two men were killed. The driver, John David Edwards had two young kids and was a school bus driver. Brenda Colley, a…
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New Bill May Allow Guns in Schools
A bill that would allow guns in schools is headed to the Georgia Rules Committee for a vote. The bill passed the Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee yesterday. This bill is hoping to provide protection and prevent school shootings. House Bill thirty five will give school boards the authority…