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The Greene County Republican Party will convene precinct caucuses on Saturday, March 22, at 9 a.m. CONTRIBUTED

The Greene County Republican Party will convene precinct caucuses on Saturday, March 22, at 9 a.m. CONTRIBUTED

Republican Party to hold caucus, county convention

News Staff
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Greene County Republican Party will convene precinct caucuses on Saturday, March 22, at 9 a.m. to elect delegates and alternate delegates to the Greene County Republican Party Convention.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

$1.1M in pay raises approved for county employees

Hannah Barron
Thursday, February 27, 2025
A room full of county employees applauded the Morgan County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday after the board unanimously approved $1.1 million in pay raises.The raises came after new Sheriff Tyler Hooks asked the board on Feb. 4 to implement a pay scale recommended in a study last year for...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Greene County BOC approval paves way for Wendy’s in lake area

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional use request during its Feb. 11 meeting, which could lead to the opening of a new Wendy’s restaurant in the lake area.City Manager Byron Lombard told the BOC that James T. Boswell of Associated Restaurant Ventures, Inc., the authorized...
A Georgia DNR aviation crew searched Lake Oconee for missing boater Gary Jones last week. CONTRIBUTED/Casey Brady

A Georgia DNR aviation crew searched Lake Oconee for missing boater Gary Jones last week. CONTRIBUTED/Casey Brady

Missing boater search continues: Sheriff investigates phone data, sighting tips, dam area

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The cell phone records of the late Joycelyn Nicole Wilson of Atlanta are being investigated in hopes of gaining new insight into her death and her fiancé’s disappearance.Wilson and her betrothed, Gary Laron Jones, were boating on Lake Oconee Saturday, Feb. 8, when a mysterious incident resulted in...
Wanda Diane Foster

Wanda Diane Foster

GBI arrests Greene County woman

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The GBI arrested a Greene County woman on murder charges today following an ongoing death investigationDiane Jordan Foster, 60, is being charged with malice murder and exploitation and intimidation of a disabled adult, in connection to the death of her husband, Joe Marvin Foster, 64, also of Greene...
Dr. Susan Stancil was named sole superintendent finalist in Morgan County. CONTRIBUTED

Dr. Susan Stancil was named sole superintendent finalist in Morgan County. CONTRIBUTED

Stancil named sole superintendent finalist

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Morgan County Charter Schools Board of Education recently announced Dr. Susan Stancil as the sole finalist for the district’s next superintendent.
(L-R in front of board members): District spelling bee champion Emerson Williams and runner-up Beckett Cousins are recognized by the Board of Education. HANNAH BARRON/Staff

(L-R in front of board members): District spelling bee champion Emerson Williams and runner-up Beckett Cousins are recognized by the Board of Education. HANNAH BARRON/Staff

Achievements highlight Morgan County BOE meeting

Hannah Barron
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Morgan County Board of Education’s Feb. 10 meeting featured several achievements.First, the BOE recognized seventh grader Emerson Williams as the district spelling bee champion and fifth grader Beckett Cousins as runner-up.
Ansley Vinson. CONTRIBUTED

Ansley Vinson. CONTRIBUTED

LOA Board of Governors adds two members

Hannah Barron
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors will soon have two new members.During its Feb. 13 meeting, the board unanimously approved amending its bylaws to add two nonvoting members — one from the Lake Oconee Academy Foundation (LOAF) and the other from the community with knowledge in building and...
Rutledge-based non-profit Rescue Ranch recently donated three pet oxygen mask kits to the Madison Fire Department. CONTRIBUTED

Rutledge-based non-profit Rescue Ranch recently donated three pet oxygen mask kits to the Madison Fire Department. CONTRIBUTED

Rescue donates pet oxygen masks to fire departments

Hannah Barron
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Seeing the impact of last month’s tragic fires in California made Rutledge-based non-profit Rescue Ranch question if local fire departments had emergency oxygen masks for pets.Finding a critical need, Rescue Ranch’s Renee Ussery and Courtney Bryson recently used a donation from an adopter to...
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