Aug 30, 2009 | Oconee Politics
Health care reform demonstrations come off rather peaceably for the most part
An equal number, as best as any one could county, came out in support and in opposition to President Barack Obama's attempt at Health Care Reform today at Oconee Veterans Park.
A district court judge must review Troy Anthony Davis' case and determine whether purported new evidence "clearly established innocence," Justice John Paul Stevens said in the order.
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Damage: On July 29, the pastor at Bishop Baptist Church on Old Bishop Road reported someone entered the church through a rear door and wrote statements of profanity and sex on blackboards.
Organization, family to host bone marrow drive
Bone marrow donation FAQ: www.marrow.org/DONOR/When_You_re_Asked_to_Donate_fo/Donation_FAQs/index.html#process In many ways, Watkinsville resident Griffin Billings is like most other 3-year-old boys.
The Dish: Sometimes you just crave fresh fruit
Our bodies have an uncanny way of letting us know that we need something. Sometimes I'll find myself dying for a glass or two of orange juice, which I then will down in a matter of seconds and think, "Well, I guess I needed that." This past week I found myself with a similarly wild craving for fresh fruit.
Local news, weather and Georgia Bulldogs Sports for Athens GA
Athens-Clarke police are looking to see if a drive-by shooting early Monday morning was related to a home invasion armed robbery that happened soon after, and if the crimes had any gang connections.
Local news, weather and Georgia Bulldogs Sports for Athens GA
Athens-Clarke police are looking to see if a drive-by shooting early Monday morning was related to a home invasion armed robbery that happened soon after, and if the crimes had any gang connections.
Around Oconee: First Christian homecoming
First Christian Church, Watkinsville will celebrate its homecoming Aug. 9. A guest pastor, the Rev.
Fourgiven, Georgia to perform Sunday
Bishop Baptist Church, 1110 Old Bishop Road, will hold homecoming services Sunday featuring the gospel groups Fourgiven and Georgia, who both performed in last year's homecoming.
Neighbor upset over goose blast
A Bishop man's neighbor reported him to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after he used explosives to scare off a flock of wild Canada geese that were using a neighborhood lake as a roosting spot, according to an Oconee County Sheriff's Office report.
Neighbor upset over goose blast
A Bishop man's neighbor reported him to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after he used explosives to scare off a flock of wild Canada geese that were using a neighborhood lake as a roosting spot, according to an Oconee County Sheriff's Office report.