BREAKING: According to Oconee County Sheriff James Hale, earlier this evening, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a ...

Every second Tuesday of each month, the Cotton Patch Quilters meet at Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens to assure the ...

Surrounded by friends and family at the Athens VFW on his 100th birthday Feb. 26, Reed proclaimed, “I thank the Lord. He’s ...

It was a highlight of her day for Oconee County High School Cafeteria Manager Tammy Luther to make small talk with 17-year-old junior Will Morgan about their mutual appreciation for the mechanics and ...

Less than an hour after the Bishop Town Council passed a “civility” resolution, tensions flared at the Feb. 10 meeting, prompting brief intervention from an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

In 2017, The College of Athens purchased a 114-acre plot of land off Barnett Shoals Road near the Clarke County line as the site for its permanent campus. Recently, the site and architectural plans ...

A group of Bishop residents are petitioning for the recall of four local officials, according to the Oconee County Board of Elections. On Feb. 18, town council members Chuck Hadden, Deborah Lucas and ...

National FFA Week (Feb. 15-22) is much more than a recognition of 97 years of traditions; it’s a chance for local students to educate the public about agriculture. Oconee County FFA Chapters have been ...

Patricia Sibley, a North High Shoals resident and communications committee member, is planning a workday at the town park after the park equipment installation is completed later this spring. “It’ll ...

In an agonizing, three overtime marathon of a game, the North Oconee High School girls basketball team fell to Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School 80-79 on Saturday night in the Final Four of the 4A ...