Oconee Republican Steven Strickland this week announced that he will run against Doug McKillip of Oconee County and Marc McMain of Walton County in the 2026 Primary for State Senate District 46.

The third day of qualifying for the 2025 General Election ballot came with some big decisions. For Watkinsville, former Mayor ...

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the “Midsummer Classic,” is an annual game contested between ...

Joining Bono are stage directors and choreographer William Whitefield and Lisa Cesnik Ferguson. Whitefield, with experience producing and directing more than 30 Broadway-style productions in New York ...

Two Oconee County Elementary School teachers shared surface mold tests with members of the Oconee Board of Education in May, according to emails sent to the Board. Both teachers had already submitted ...

Then there’s FAFSA—the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the key that unlocks federal grants, work-study programs, and loans. Even if you think you will not qualify for aid, it is ...

Also worthy of note, the law specifically grants access to “the public” to open meetings. The law does not further limit the access based on any other parameters. It does not matter your age, sex, ...

Before the start of the 2025 fall semester, Westminster Christian Academy held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Lower School Building on the morning of Friday, August 8. After a speech by Head of ...

Prince Avenue Christian wide receiver CJ Dockery committed to Navy to continue his football career at the next level. [Photo by Stuart Steele] ...

BY LEE BECKER The Oconee County Board of Education is preparing to put a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot for a new Education Local Option Sales Tax (ELOST).

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, ...

For a limited time, Killer Crust Pizza has rolled out “Mr. Boone’s Pie” named after Richard L Boone Sr., a co-founder of The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Mr. Boone’s Pie has pepperoni, beef, red ...