Oglethorpe County
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Donor’s Choice Locally
Here are some statistics about how Athens area school systems have been using Donor’s Choice. While Clarke County and Hall County have the largest amount of donations and the greatest amount of people impacted, Oglethorpe County has the highest success rate, followed by Oconee County and Jackson County.
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Today’s Top 5: Sept. 3, 2015
Grady Newsource’s Top Five News Stories cover Northeast Georgia. We will continue with updates throughout the day as our reporters cover the latest news. Stay updated and also check out our Twitter and Facebook pages. 1. The search continues for Justin Gaines’ body in Walton County. Gaines, a Gwinnett teen, went missing seven years ago at Wild Bill’s…
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Oglethorpe County Grapples with Request for New Chicken Houses
Some Oglethorpe County residents are unhappy about the possibility of building 12 new chicken houses off of Comer Road, north of Oglethorpe County High School and south of Watson Mill Bridge State Park. An application was submitted to rezone a plot of land in Oglethorpe County from General Agriculture (A2)…
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Oglethorpe County Board of Education to Discuss Becoming Strategic Waiver School
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…
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Today’s Top 5: Sept. 1, 2015
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…
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Cleaning Means Much More to This Primary School Custodian
ATHENS — Grady Newsource reporter Brian Garcia followed Frankie Hill around all day to see what a typical day is for him and to find out what his job as a custodian means to him.
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Oglethorpe Easter Bunny
OGLETHORPE COUNTY, Ga. — Kindergarteners and 1st graders at Oglethorpe County Primary School are counting up the Easter Eggs they found today! But today wasn’t all fun and games, teachers snuck in a little learning too. Students had to search for eggs that correlated with a number they were given,…
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Oglethorpe County Primary School Bookkeeper
Oglethorpe County, Ga.— Every school has a bookkeeper to manage its finances and control the school’s paperwork. Gladys Phillips works as the bookkeeper at Oglethorpe County Primary School, but she does more than file paperwork all day. Reporter C.J. Gaan will tell us what Phillips does on an average day…
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Bill Could Prohibit Smoking With Child in Car
A bill has been passed by the Georgia Senate that would make it a misdemeanor to smoke in a car with a child 15 years or younger. Lt. Drake of the Oglethorpe County Sheriff Office says it might be hard to catch people while they are driving. He says that…
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Oglethorpe County Schools Will Be Closed Tomorrow
Oglethorpe County- Schools in Oglethorpe County will be closed tomorrow because of weather concerns.