oconee county
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee Commissioners Veto Flyover Project
WATKINSVILLE — No flyover is coming near Daniells Bridge Road any time soon.
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Northeast Georgia News
Today in Sports
Athens, GA — Sports anchor Jacob Moore brings us the latest in local sports: Athens Christian: The Athens Christian School’s baseball team plays tonight at 5:55pm against Prince Avenue Christian. The team has won 5 out of last 6 games. Coach Allen Osborne says his team will continue to focus…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Jailer Explains His Love for the Job
Watkinsville, GA — One shift supervisor at a local county jail says he couldn’t see himself working anywhere else. Sergeant Doug Baxter is an Oconee County native who started working at the Oconee County jail eight years ago. Before starting at the jail, he served seven years in the United States…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee Police Body Cams
There’s one more bill that would impact law enforcement that didn’t make it out of the General Assembly this year. It’s a law that would have mandated that police wear body cameras. Despite the bill’s failure to pass some local law enforcement officers are testing the equipment and think its…
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High School Sports
Oconee County Girls Soccer
ATHENS — Oconee County girl’s soccer is blazing hot! The team is 5-0 heading into tonight’s matchup against the Lakeside Vikings. The team is being led by Sara Walsh, the 16-year-old we met earlier this year who is scheduled for a kidney transplant this summer. Walsh scored a goal in Tuesday’s…
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Athens-Clarke County
Update: The Flats Evacuated Due to Pepper Spray Prank
Flats residents received an email from the apartment manager, Jennifer Reynolds. In the message, she explained that the evacuation was started due to prank.
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High School Sports
North Oconee Soccer
ATHENS — North Oconee boy’s soccer team is ranked No. 5 and eyeing a state championship. The Titan’s take on Madison County tonight at 7:30.
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Health
Mental Health and Treatment in the Law
ATHENS— Sheriff’s offices and law enforcement are first responders since they are 911- it’s who people call when they have an issue. Mental health treatment has been decentralized so there are more people on the street with mental health issues. Law enforcement is forced to deal with such issues even though…
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Northeast Georgia News
Law Enforcement Officers Take On Shooting Range in Oconee County
OCONEE COUNTY, GA – The Georgia Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors wants officers to become better instructors for their agencies. Grady Newsource reporter Kendall Trammell took a look at how they train. Today 13 men are at a range doing shotgun training. It’s an exchange of information and ideas.…
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Health
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…