Family and friends gathered around Hazel Hardigree’s kitchen on Thursday, November 6 to celebrate her 100th birthday. The celebration was fitting as Hazel is known around Oconee County for her ...

Athens broadcaster Kris “KJ Allen” Kendrick on Monday announced his candidacy for Georgia House District 12. He will be running in the May 19 Republican Primary against candidates Ward Black and Chad ...

So as you gather around the table this year, remember: true wealth isn’t found in dollars and cents, but in gratitude, generosity, and the people around you who make life rich. If you find yourself ...

n Duty. For David, no mission was too difficult, no sacrifice was too great. n Respect. David treated people as he wished to ...

Scott added that he is a builder who is registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), who must agree to meet ...

As Veterans Day approaches, one Oconee County resident is reflecting on how his time in the U.S. Army shaped his outlook on life and the values he still carries today. Originally from Jackson County, ...

Once the quilts are made, the local group then awards the quilt to a veteran by symbolically wrapping them with the quilt.

Strickland will run against Democrat Eric Gisler, who had already announced his intention to run in 2026. District 121 includes most of Oconee County and parts of Athens-Clarke County. The Oconee ...

On Tuesday, Oconee County voters overwhelmingly renewed a 1% Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST), which was first approved in 1997 and renewed about every five years since ...

Master potter, feminist, nurse practitioner and political sculptor Alice Woodruff of Watkinsville died Oct. 29 at the age of 73. A staple of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation and the arts community ...

The 2026 Great Southland Stampede will be held in the UGA Livestock Instructional Arena March 19th-March 21st, 2026. The rodeo begins at 8:00 PM each night.

Oconee County Commissioners are initiating a rezone of 33 acres at the corner of the Oconee Connector and Mars Hill Road that had been proposed for a shopping center to include a Publix as an anchor.