Oconee County

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

The CDC has listed Oconee, Barrow, and Jackson counties as high risk for community transmission of COVID-19.The classification is based on the number of…

This weekend will be the last of the high school football regular season before playoffs beginA number of high school football teams around Athens will be…

This year marks the first time that girls will be able to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Two Oconee County teens are going to be among the first female…

Last week, the Oconee County Board of Commissioners approved a measure to provide broadband internet service across the county. Partnering with Smart City…