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Dr. Otho Tucker, CEO of Lake Oconee Academy, says after next school year he will step back from running the school but will continue to be involved. Photo taken April 2022. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Dr. Otho Tucker, CEO of Lake Oconee Academy, says after next school year he will step back from running the school but will continue to be involved. Photo taken April 2022. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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LOA’s Tucker to retire, sort of

Mark Engel
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Lake Oconee Academy CEO since 2007, Dr. Otho Tucker, has told teachers, students and parents that after next year, he will step back from running the highly successful Greene County Charter School. “I’ll still be here a certain percentage of time,” he told the Lake Oconee News on Tuesday.
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Police Blotter (6/17)

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Morgan County Sheriff's Office Dekota Lee Bridges, 18, of Madison was arrested June 8 and charged with possession of marijuana (less than 1 ounce), possession and use of drug-related objects and driving while license suspended.
While the LOA Board was in a closed, executive session, the audience became an instant open, public chat session with members of the BOE about education issues facing the county. BOE Chairman Mike Lynch (seated, center) and Roger Fields (standing, left), representing the Lake Country Conservatives, a group actively seeking an end to the LOA lawsuit, join in the discussion. MARK ENGEL/Staff

While the LOA Board was in a closed, executive session, the audience became an instant open, public chat session with members of the BOE about education issues facing the county. BOE Chairman Mike Lynch (seated, center) and Roger Fields (standing, left), representing the Lake Country Conservatives, a group actively seeking an end to the LOA lawsuit, join in the discussion. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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LOA v. BOE lawsuit - deal or no deal?

Mark Engel
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
At a special called meeting on Tuesday night, the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors voted to approve a settlement offer to be sent to the Greene County Board of Education. Upon approval by both boards, LOA would end its two yearlong lawsuit over funding against the BOE.
Spencer Bradley

Spencer Bradley

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LOA remembers former student Spencer Bradley

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Lake Oconee Academy held a service on Friday night at Tucker Field to remember former student Spencer Bradley, who tragically passed away last week. He was a soccer player for the Titans and was a member of the class of 2021.
The Lake Oconee Church on Highway 44 is expanding its parking (foreground) and constructing a new building (center, distant) to hold services and classes. A Dunkin’ donut store is being built on the corner (far left). MARK ENGEL/Staff

The Lake Oconee Church on Highway 44 is expanding its parking (foreground) and constructing a new building (center, distant) to hold services and classes. A Dunkin’ donut store is being built on the corner (far left). MARK ENGEL/Staff

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GCDA steps back from LOA-BOE talks, focuses on development

Mark Engel
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Greene County Development Authority is stepping back from its recent involvement in the lawsuit between the Greene County Board of Education and Lake Oconee Academy.
Runoff elections are upon us

Runoff elections are upon us

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Runoff elections are upon us

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Early voting for runoff elections began June 13 with June 21 as the scheduled day for the election. Lake Country voters have much to help resolve, but some things will have to wait for the fall. The U.S.
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Four arrested on multiple charges in Madison

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Four men from the metropolitan Athens area were arrested June 5 on multiple drug charges and other offenses after a traffic stop on the Madison bypass near Morgan County High School for speeding (76 mph in a 55-mph zone).

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Virginia woman killed in I-20 crash

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A Virginia woman was killed in an accident on I-20 in Greene County June 2, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Chris Ann Hix, 67, was a passenger in a 2012 Mercedes E350 driven by 83-year-old David Lee Phillips of McCormick, South Carolina.
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