Greene County

Ground was broken on the third phase of Traditions at Carey Station Saturday as the development grows.

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Traditions expanding: Third phase opens at Carey Station development

Maureen Stratton

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The third phase of a popular subdivision broke ground Saturday in Greensboro. Traditions at Carey Station Road address a need for more affordable housing in the area.

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TSPLOST to provide road funds ahead of 44 widening

Maureen Stratton

Friday, August 26, 2022

Lake Oconee News had an opportunity to sit down with County Manager Byron Lombard following the passage of the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) funding by the voters of Greene County. The T-SPLOST tax easily passed with 58.

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BOE cuts millage rate thanks to growth

Maureen Stratton

Friday, August 26, 2022

School is back in session, and county residents are looking at their millage rates for future tax bills. Last week’s meeting of the Greene County Board of Education saw the passage of a new millage rate for the county of 11.648. In comparison, last year’s millage rate was 12.

GCCA graduates receive donated computers

News Staff

Friday, August 26, 2022

Twelve years ago, Joe Manning, founding partner of the Morris, Manning & Martin (MMM) law firm in Atlanta, listened to his wife Jackie, and Dave Thillen, the founder of the Thillen Education Foundation, is very glad he did.

Ferst Readers hosts 2 Ways 2 Win fundraiser

Staff Reports

Friday, August 26, 2022

Ferst Readers of Greene and Putnam Counties join each fall to raise money to provide free books to local, young children. Their goal for this year’s fall fundraiser is to raise $18,000 to help 500 local kids progress in reading.

Ralph Olson (left) and Dr. Nic Chronos, founders of Lake Country Medical Aid for Ukraine, _ank Kimberly Liebowitz of Connect and Grow with a copy of their IRS-approved, nonprot status. CONTRIBUTED

Lake Country Medical Aid for Ukraine gains nonprofit status

News Staff

Friday, August 26, 2022

Under the direction of co-founders Dr. Nicolas Chronos and Ralph Olson, Lake Country Medical Aid for Ukraine (LCMAU) has been spearheading local efforts to supply much-needed medical supplies to war-torn Ukraine.

A large bird’s _sh dinner hauled out of Lake Oconee wound up on a motorist’s shattered windshield. CONTRIBUTED

It’s a bird, it’s a plane ... it’s a fish?

T. Michael Stone

Friday, August 26, 2022

A motorist traveling through Morgan County on I-20 had a close encounter with a UFO (Unidentified Flying Ornithological) Aug. 21. According to reports, a Morgan County deputy was dispatched to an area near milepost 126 and the Lake Oconee Bridge on I-20 in reference to a property damage complaint.

Piedmont Water’s new treatment plant will pull water out of Lake Oconee instead of wells. It has been cleared for use by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Almost online: EPD approves water treatment plant

Mark Engel

Friday, August 26, 2022

The brand-new Piedmont Water Company treatment plant could be only weeks away from going online. The $15 million facility is complete, and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has approved the results of a 30-day quality check of water processed by the plant.

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14-year-old charged after gun found at school

T. Michael Stone

Friday, August 26, 2022

Law enforcement and staff at Anita White Carson Middle School in Greensboro got a scare on Monday, Aug. 22, when school administrators found out that a 14-year-old student might be in possession of a firearm.

Greene County head coach Terrance Banks looks to his players on the sideline before their scrimmage game against Putnam County. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW - Greene County at B.E.S.T Academy: Tigers hope to be better than BEST

Brendan Koerner

Thursday, August 18, 2022

The Greene County Tigers head to Atlanta this Friday to take on the Business Engineering Science Tech (BEST) Eagles in their season opener. The two teams have never played each other, and both programs come into the 2022 season with first-year head coaches.

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