Watkinsville News

Authorities in Oconee County arrested a Watkinsville man who they say ran a sophisticated marijuana grow house at his home.

The state's chief academic official has filed for bankruptcy in the latest sign of the widening impact of the financial and housing crisis roiling the nation's economy.

An Oconee County sheriff's deputy is on life support after a car struck him this morning while he was directing traffic outside Oconee County Primary School.

Georgia Department of Driver Services offices throughout the state are changing their hours of operation to provide service at more convenient times for customers.

Pat Priest worked very hard to gather a wide variety of leaders in the community to direct walking tours around Watkinsville.

Watkinsville resident Dwayne Wilkes has beautifully restored an old historic farm home with a split rail fence on Barnett Shoals Road, but now he wants to cram seven houses in a two acre farm field with a private driveway access on the narrow street that is crumbling old Wilson Road in his big backyard.

Watkinsville's Artscape 2009 exhibit will be displayed along the city's Main and School streets through September.

Watkinsville police arrested a Snellville man Friday on a charge of driving under the influence after he allegedly careened through downtown at 60 mph during the city's monthly sidewalk fair.

Submitted by Julie Phillips on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 2:05pm. I'll say right now I'm biased.

A curious Athens-Clarke police officer stopped about 4 a.m. Friday to investigate when he noticed a stationary pickup truck in the parking lot of Bell's supermarket on Hawthorne Avenue with the brake lights lit.

Mark Wallace's cats may not have cat condos or self-scooping litter boxes, but that doesn't mean they're not pets.

Oconee County Firefighter John Vangotum sprays down hot spots as firefighters battle one of several small forest fires along the railroad tracks near the Victoria Station subdivision on Tuesday in Watkinsville.

Ideologically speaking, state Reps. Doug McKillip and Bob Smith don't have a whole lot in common.

Describing what is happening in a burgeoning bedroom community with some industry in the shadow of UGA.

All the good things associated with the Fourth of July crisp wedges of watermelon and ice cold lemonade and patriotic displays are enough to make any red-blooded American say, "WOW!" So it seems only appropriate that WOW is the acronym for this year's Fourth of July activities in Oconee County .

Books may be the star of any library, but it was the new paint that grabbed all the attention last week at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville.

Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Sims of Watkinsville, Georgia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandy Alisa Sims to Kevin William Tate, son of Mr.

Becky DeLozier Vaughn, two time political office candidate and chair of the Oconee County Democratic Committee, resigned her committee membership unexpectedly at the end of the monthly meeting Thursday at the Oconee Government Annex citing personal reasons.

Describing what is happening in a burgeoning bedroom community with some industry in the shadow of UGA.

Cheri Wranosky's three-dimensional piece "Christina's Light" will be on display through June 30 at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation's 2009 Members' Exhibit.