Warmth and sunny skies were welcomed at Saturday’s annual Southland Jubilee on Main Street in historic downtown Greensboro. Big crowds from neighboring counties and residents alike enjoyed the food trucks, downtown businesses and restaurants, specialty merchant tents featuring a variety of unique crafts and a classic car show put on every year by the Georgia Classic Cruisers.

The Greene County Christian Outreach Thrift Store has joined the fight against inflation on several fronts with bargain prices for gently used clothing and household items.

Two of Greene County’s key services – emergency medical and planning and zoning – were the recipients of special organization awards recognizing their contributions to their fields of community service. Gary Usry, Greene County commission chairman, brought forward special recognition at the conclusion of last week’s county commission meeting.

Lake Oconee Academy baseball has lost five straight games entering this week, its longest streak of the season. The Titans dropped three straight region games to Towns County the week leading up to spring break and also lost two more to a pair of out-of-state opponents in Lexington Catholic (KY) and Mason County (KY) last week.

The Lakeside Church Youth Group came out in full force on March 11, to help make educational packets for The Victory Train children. “It was an amazing day for our community,” Victory Train President and founder Theresa Kemp said.

New agreement will request increase to 1,144 students The Board of Governors of Lake Oconee Academy has approved a draft application for the renewal of LOA’s charter with the Greene County and Georgia Boards of Education. LOA’s current charter expires in June 2024.

Former Greene County Sheriff Ricky Brown has passed away. Brown served as the Greene County Sheriff in the 1990s and ran again for the office in 2016.

High school students from Lake Oconee Academy competed on March 11, at the Region 8A - Div. II Literary Meet, where for the third year in a row they were named region champions.

.The Greene County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Madison Naturopathy with a March 21, ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owned by Fran Hardman-Garcia, Madison Naturopathy will focus on the practice of naturopathy, which is a premier healing choice to create a solid foundation for lifelong health.