Greene County

Greene County Commissioner Ernie Filice (standing) asks a question during Tuesday’s town hall meeting held by Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga 10th) in Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Greene County Commissioner Ernie Filice (standing) asks a question during Tuesday’s town hall meeting held by Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga 10th) in Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Collins takes on federal agencies

Mark Engel
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Tenth District U.S. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) told a crowd in Greensboro Tuesday night that if there’s one message he has, it is that decisions being made by federal agencies under the Biden Administration just “don’t make sense.
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File Photo/Lake Oconee News

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GCSS seeks charter status, drastic improvement over next five years

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, June 22, 2023
What seems to have been a misinterpretation of recommendations by a consulting firm working with the Greene County Board of Education on its strategic plan to achieve charter school status got most of the attention at the most recent meeting, but the five-year program includes an ambitious approach...
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GCBOE corrects error in its strategic plan document

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Greene County Board of Education approved a Strategic Plan designed to help the school system make significant progress over the next five years and made a correction to an error in the document that slipped past reviewers and made it onto the BOE website, causing quite a bit of consternation...
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Greensboro announces youth council program at meeting

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, June 15, 2023
New Greensboro City Manager Jarvis Sims presented a proposal to the city council Monday for a city-sponsored Georgia Youth Program. Many municipalities have similar councils and youth mentoring programs, and this would be among the first efforts of the city to establish an ongoing program.
Greene County residents expressed a desire for the county to remain rural. The Future Development Map (above) allows for strategic growth, while maintaining the majority of the county’s land for conservation, farmland and forestry. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County residents expressed a desire for the county to remain rural. The Future Development Map (above) allows for strategic growth, while maintaining the majority of the county’s land for conservation, farmland and forestry. CONTRIBUTED

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Greene County identifies areas for housing, retail and industry

Mark Engel
Thursday, June 15, 2023
The Greene County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a wide-ranging update to the Comprehensive Plan that sets up specific areas of the county for future housing, industrial and commercial developments as well as community services, recreation, and broadband internet.
Greensboro City Manager Jarvis Sims identifies housing opportunities to Chamber President Mika Mills. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Greensboro City Manager Jarvis Sims identifies housing opportunities to Chamber President Mika Mills. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

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Greensboro kicks off comprehensive planning process

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Last week, the city of Greensboro kicked off its comprehensive planning process in an effort to help define and chart priorities needed for the city.
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Piedmont Water fined by EPD for sewage spill

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Private utility outlines protective measures in place per consent order A sewage spill leading to the waters of Lake Oconee in February has led to a fine being levied against Piedmont Water as well as corrective action per a consent order given to the company.
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