Oconee County

Free language classes are rare in any community, but at the Oconee County Library, one resident offers Vietnamese classes free of charge every month.

The Oconee County Board of Education held their work session that included discussion of Senate Bill 63 and the addition of courses for high school students in the 2026 – 2027 school year.

North Oconee and Oconee County high schools were chosen as the 2025-2026 Best High Schools in the national and state rankings by U.S. News and World Report.

A new nonprofit in Oconee County will gather mental health professionals for a panel discussion on Friday.

Investigators say Hamilton Foster was struck by a Ford F-150 heading in the same direction about 4 p.m. Friday.

The Oconee County Administrative Building was the site Monday for the first in a series of legislative hearings on the legalization of gambling in Georgia.

The Board will review and interview applicants later this month and select top candidates for additional interviews in August.

Investigators have yet to identify the body of a man found in a vehicle parked near Epps Bridge Parkway and the Athens Perimeter.

The state’s murder trial of the man accused of killing Elijah Wood while he worked at a RaceTrac store in Oconee County in 2021 has been postponed until November 10.

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.