Oconee County

Debra Harden will begin work July 1, serving as interim superintendent following the upcoming departure of Jason Branch, who has held the position since 2012.

The sewer line has broken three times in the last year, spilling more than 50,000 gallons of untreated sewage into McNutt Creek.

Four elementary schools in Oconee County have been named National Blue-Ribbon Lighthouse Schools of Excellence.

The superintendent of Oconee County Schools, Jason Branch, will retire on June 30.

Oconee County Observations reports that Oconee County experienced its second sewer spill in the past two months last week.

Five schools in Oconee County have been assigned officers under a school resource officer program for Oconee County schools.

The parents of Athens Academy were alerted this morning that a student made an “inappropriate and scary” remark yesterday.

In brief: Clarke underperforms state average on Milestones; Oconee voters likely to get do-over on TSPLOST; local arts summit begins; Oconee BOE passes lower millage rate; Jackson Sheriff to retire next year

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