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14 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Feral? Cat's owner upset at its demise

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

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Related Topix: Athens, GA, Athens Metro, Watkinsville, GA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Augusta Chronicle

Athens-area swine flu case reported

Friday, July 3, 2009 7:50 a.m. The Northeast Health District has confirmed a case of H1N1 influenza, commonly called swine flu, in the Athens area.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Athens, GA, Medicine, Influenza, Georgia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Swine flu confirmed in Barrow County

The Northeast Health District today confirmed a case of H1N1 influenza, commonly called swine flu, in Barrow County. The patient visited a doctor in Oconee County.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Barrow County, GA, Medicine, Influenza

Wed Jul 01, 2009

oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com | Lee Becker

Oconee County Observations: QuikTrip Poised to Lead Oconee County Development on Corridor

The opening of a QuikTrip gas station on the corner of Daniells Bridge Road and the Oconee Connector-approved by the Oconee County Board of Commissioners on June 2-almost certainly will be the first of a series of major upcoming changes for that busy intersection and Daniells Bridge Road itself.

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Related Topix: Opinion

onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

UGA wreck victim fondly remembered

A third-year student at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine who worked with Russ Page at his cattle embryo facility in Oconee County for three years died June 17 in a traffic accident in his hometown of Hartsville, S.C. The death ended a promising young man's career in the field that he loved since childhood, Page said.

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Related Topix: University of Georgia, Hartsville, SC

onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

Oconee County police blotter

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Damage: On June 18, Sgt.

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Related Topix: Bogart, GA, Gainesville, GA, Athens, GA

onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

Oconee man talks about farm during book discussion meeting

The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats met to discuss Georgia writer Janisse Ray's critically acclaimed "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" at their June meeting.

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Related Topix: Science, Ecology, Athens, GA

onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

Local man hikes remote trail in North Georgia mountains

Oconee County resident Red Martin stands at the mouth of a cave he explored with companions June 20 in the Oconee National Forest along a hiking trail in Rabun County not far from the remote community of Tate City.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA

www.onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

Fees, fines, fares will increase today

Parking in downtown Athens, riding a bus and drinking water - among other things - all get more expensive today. Water rates will increase in Oconee County as well.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA

www.onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

Passing train apparently sparks Oconee blaze

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.

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Related Topix: Watkinsville, GA, Athens, GA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

Rosemary F. Franklin: KOCBC vote was wrong move

After a few mumbled votes, the Oconee County Board of Commissioners effectively destroyed the Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission, receiver of multiple awards from national and state organizations that make up Keep America Beautiful.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

onlineathens.com | Lee Becker

No big Oconee budget surprises

The Oconee County Commission voted unanimously to approve a $34.5 million 2010 budget Tuesday, cutting some spending and charging higher fees for water and recreational programs.

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oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com | Lee Becker

Oconee County Observations: Some Use Alternatives to Oconee County Established Media

While most voters in Oconee County get their news about what is going on in the county from newspapers-with The Oconee Enterprise being the top specific source-a number rely on email and other Internet sources for their news.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Tagged News, Topix, Opinion

Athens Banner-Herald

Pilot members hear from instructors at Butterfly Dreams Farm

The Pilot Club of Oconee County recently listened to a program from the staff at Butterfly Dreams Farm that provides special therapy for children who are nonverbal or autistic.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA, Athens Metro

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

'You can hear from God what you need to preach,' pastor says

The Rev. Jerry Varnado is preaching at a revival at Ray's United Methodist Church on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA, Athens Metro, Atlanta, GA, Emory University

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Around Oconee: Donate those books

The Oconee County Library Friends are collecting gently used books for their second annual book sale, scheduled for Sept.

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Related Topix: Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, World News, Asia, Georgia, University of Georgia, Watkinsville, GA, Baxley, GA

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Oconee County police blotter

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Complaint: On June 12, an employee of Grand Rental Station on Hog Mountain Road reported that a man rented a limb-chipping machine June 6 and didn't return it later that day as he was scheduled to.

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Related Topix: Statham, GA, Monroe, GA, Watkinsville, GA, Bogart, GA

Athens Banner-Herald

Editorial: Focus on real problem with school discipline

In the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," Ed Harris, playing NASA flight director Gene Kranz, utters the following line after an explosion aboard the moon-bound spacecraft: "Let's work the problem, people.

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Related Topix: Ed Harris, African-American, Barrow County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA, Opinion

Sun Jun 21, 2009

oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com | Lee Becker

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County BOE and BOC Budgets Differ

As the Oconee County Board of Commissioners has struggled to find ways to cut about $5 million from its 2009-2010 budget, the Oconee County Board of Education passed a budget with no fanfare that is slightly larger than the one approved a year ago.

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Related Topix: Watkinsville, GA, Opinion

Oconee Politics

Becky Vaughn era comes to an end for Oconee Democrats

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Bogart, GA, Watkinsville, GA

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