oconee county
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Northeast Georgia News
Assistant Principal Not Letting Cancer Slow Him Down
WATKINSVILLE- Oconee County Assistant Principal Brian Deitz can often be found doing things that you will not find in his job description, such as helping out in the school’s understaffed cafeteria. Helping out where he can, in addition to his regular duties, keeps him busy. The work is rewarding for…
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Athens-Clarke County
Celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
Interviewed officials are from the Oconee County Sheriffs’ Office and from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. By: Fernanda Perez
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Northeast Georgia News
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week Shines Light on 911 Dispatchers
Captain Jimmy Williams, 911 Director of Oconee County Sheriff’s Office National Telecommunications Week brings celebration and acknowledgment to 911 dispatchers from all over the country. This year the event is celebrated from April 10th – April 16th. By: Fernanda Perez
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Northeast Georgia News
Proposed Calls Creek Sewer Line Causes Concern
Talks of an expansion to the Oconee Waste Water Facility has some Watkinsville residents concerned. The County Utility Management Director has proposed a pipe carrying excess treated water that would run through a subdivision. And while posted signs aren’t explicity saying it, people there are collectively saying “not in my…
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Athens-Clarke County
Lunch Bites
Quick news bites to consume while you’re eating lunch. Today’s menu features: \t Georgia congressional race \t Famous sports visitors \t Oconee sewer line \t Distracted drivers When you eat something that comes back and bites you later –stomach turns- oh no. According to the AJC, Congressman Barry Loudermilk and…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Need To Know: Today’s Top Stories
\t Jail Expansion UPDATE – Madison County officials celebrated the jail expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. After 2.36 million dollars and years of construction, the jail expansion is complete and inmates are set to move in. The expansion increased the facility’s bed count from sixty four to ninety…
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Meet Oconee County’s New Utility Director
The newest member of the Oconee county government also is one of its most hard working. Wayne Hanie, the Utility Director for the County, is back working in a place his family once called home.
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Athens-Clarke County
Oconee Sheriff Partners with Athens Regional to Provide Trauma Kits
The recent terrorists attacks in Paris and Brussels have prompted local officials to take action. Oconee County Sheriff is partnering with Athens Regional Medical Center to put trauma kits in every officer’s patrol car. Sheriff Scott Berry and Joyce Ebert Reifsteck, an Oconee County resident, developed a fund raising initiative to help buy the kits. Oconee…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Removed As Defendant in Lawsuit
Oconee County has been removed as a defendant in the lawsuit by ex-deputy Lisa Price against Sheriff Scott Berry. Price sued Berry and the county at the beginning of March claiming the Sheriff’s office kept a “secret discriminatory file.” Sheriff Berry says the county should have never been sued in…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Celebrates World War II Veterans
From Marines, to Navy commanders, to student veterans, more than 100 people gathered in Oconee County yesterday to thank World War II veterans for their service. U.S. Congressman Jody Hice organized the event to honor the soldiers of what some call “The Greatest Generation.” Between stories of war time,…