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Superintendent Dr. Chris Houston (left-center) accepts the Award of Distinction for excellent Financial Reporting from GDAA Auditor Luke Edwards (center-right) with GCSS Chief Financial O_cer Dean Ware, (far right) and Nutrition Director Shanita Wright. CONTRIBUTED

Superintendent Dr. Chris Houston (left-center) accepts the Award of Distinction for excellent Financial Reporting from GDAA Auditor Luke Edwards (center-right) with GCSS Chief Financial O_cer Dean Ware, (far right) and Nutrition Director Shanita Wright. CONTRIBUTED

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GCSS awarded for excellence in financial reporting

News Staff
Thursday, September 8, 2022
The Greene County School System (GCSS) was presented with an award for financial reporting at this month’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting. The award was a testament to the excellence in financial reporting and controls the school system has in place.
From the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge class of 2022 (left to right): Gabrielle Gruszynski, Idill Ertuk, Frank Rowan (scholarship chairman), Bhumi Sukha, Kyle Beasley and Ally Blythe. CONTRIBUTED

From the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge class of 2022 (left to right): Gabrielle Gruszynski, Idill Ertuk, Frank Rowan (scholarship chairman), Bhumi Sukha, Kyle Beasley and Ally Blythe. CONTRIBUTED

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Elks announce Most Valuable Student scholarships

Staff Reports
Thursday, September 8, 2022
School may have just started, but it is already time for high school seniors to apply for college scholarships, and Lake Oconee Elks Lodge No. 2849 has announced the Elks National Foundation has kicked off its 2023 Most Valuable Student (MVS) scholarship contest.
Piedmont Water’s new treatment plant will pull water out of Lake Oconee instead of wells. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Piedmont Water’s new treatment plant will pull water out of Lake Oconee instead of wells. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Piedmont Water treatment plant goes online

Mark Engel
Thursday, September 8, 2022
After years of taking heat from customers for the quality of drinking water it provides, the Piedmont Water Company was expected this week to start operating its new water treatment plant.
Traffic stops lead to drug arrests in Greensboro

Traffic stops lead to drug arrests in Greensboro

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Traffic stops lead to drug arrests in Greensboro

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Greensboro police officers made two significant arrests last week following traffic stops, according to Police Chief Rodricus Monford. The first occurred on Aug. 30, while officers were patrolling the area of East Broad Street. Officers saw a man driving without his seatbelt on.
Titans sophomore Mary Claire McCommons (16) loads up in the batters box as a Washington-Wilkes pitcher throws one over the plate. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Titans sophomore Mary Claire McCommons (16) loads up in the batters box as a Washington-Wilkes pitcher throws one over the plate. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

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SOFTBALL: Titans split first region double-header

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, September 1, 2022
The Lake Oconee Academy softball team got back on the right track during last Monday’s doubleheader against the Washington-Wilkes Tigers.
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OPAS receives two grants from

OPAS receives two grants from Georgia Council for the Arts

News Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2022
The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) recently was awarded two grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as part of its initial disbursement of grants for the fiscal year 2023.
The Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train, caps o_ a three-part jazz series at Festival Hall this year. LEIGH LOFGREN/Contributed

The Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train, caps o_ a three-part jazz series at Festival Hall this year. LEIGH LOFGREN/Contributed

Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn coming to Festival Hall

News Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Festival Hall, Greensboro’s premier arts venue and cultural center, will present its final show of the 2022 Jazz Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, with The Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train.
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Jury convicts Alabama pair of armed robbery

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 1, 2022
A Greene County jury deliberated for less than 20 minutes on Aug. 25 before delivering guilty verdicts for an Alabama pair charged with armed robbery. Haiden Corley, 21, formerly of Cottondale, Alabama, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the armed robbery of the Siloam Chevron on Feb.
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