CITY OF WATKINSVILLE QUALIFYING & NOTICE OF ELECTION Pursuant to the Georgia Election Code O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-131 (a)(1)(A ...

Hall’s youth football camp returned this week, giving rising kindergartners through seventh graders a hands-on introduction ...

The thirteenth episode of “Oconee’s Own” is available now on all podcast platforms! In this episode, we speak with Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist, Melissa Smith, ...

Breaking: North Oconee High School 4-star EDGE Khamari Brooks commits to Georgia. Brooks, a member of the class of 2026, has had an exceptional high school career to this point, winning three state ...

“Celebration Village Athens is designed around the belief that growing older doesn’t need to be boring,” Paul Aase, CEO of Active Senior Concepts, said on the day of a groundbreaking for a 62-acre ...

Thomas Farm Preserve is a place “where screens fade away, and nature comes to the forefront,” Watkinsville Mayor Brian Brodrick said during the ribbon cutting of the city’s newest park last Saturday.

Harry Reed Sims, 75, husband of 55 years to Sharon Baker Sims, died on January 27, 2025. A native of and longtime resident of Oconee County, Mr. Sims was the son of the late Billy Sims and Jewell Huff ...

The Kiwanis Club of Athens, which boasts a number of Oconee members, last year launched an Aktion Club that meets monthly at Hope Haven of Northeast Georgia in Athens. Aktion Club is a ...

North Oconee High School freshman Nolyn Herron pursues a loose ball during the Titans’ 4-3 loss to Allatoona. [Photo by Stuart Steele] ...

Eric Ryan McLeroy, born February 12, 1966, died March 15, 2025 at the age of 59. A native of Athens, Georgia, Eric was a son of Garnett Wayne and Kay Hansford McLeroy. A graduate of Oconee County High ...

by Nathalee Simoneau The Board of Education was standing-room only 15 minutes before the meeting was scheduled to start on Monday. Although a few people left after student achievement recognitions, ...

At Oconee County High School, three generations of the Blose family are making their impact on the tennis court. Jimmy Blose serves as the school’s head tennis coach. His father, Jim Blose, ...