Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigned March 24, but the push is on for a double-digit postal rate increase for July and to ...

On March 10, the Bogart City Council voted unanimously to approve the 2026 Fiscal Year budget. Mayor Janet Jones was not in attendance, but council members Greg Maddox, John Larkin, Jon Payne and ...

Upon arrival, a responding deputy observed Mitchell Oldham enter the residence through the front door. When the deputy ...

Marques Easley, a redshirt freshman offensive lineman for the University of Georgia football team, was arrested Friday, March 21 after he crashed his car into an apartment in Athens Ridge on Monday.

All fifteen area schools are represented at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Youth Art Month exhibit, on display now until May 9. During the opening reception on Friday, approximately 1,000 ...

Charles Kenneth Smith, born December 31, 1941, passed away on March 12, 2025, at the age of 83. He was the son of the late George Albert Smith and Mary Blanche Smith. A proud graduate of Oconee County ...

Porterfield proposed developing a long-term plan for Bishop’s future and suggested consulting the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) to guide the process. The council ...

Visitors to Bishop can expect a colorful welcome thanks to local artist Marisa Leilani. The town recently commissioned Marisa to refurbish a roadside mural. A native of Athens, Leilani has been a full ...

BREAKING: According to Oconee County Sheriff James Hale, earlier this evening, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a ...