Scott added that he is a builder who is registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), who must agree to meet ...

Once the quilts are made, the local group then awards the quilt to a veteran by symbolically wrapping them with the quilt.

n Duty. For David, no mission was too difficult, no sacrifice was too great. n Respect. David treated people as he wished to ...

As Veterans Day approaches, one Oconee County resident is reflecting on how his time in the U.S. Army shaped his outlook on life and the values he still carries today. Originally from Jackson County, ...

Col. Robert George Coleman (United States Air Force-Ret.) has been inducted into the 2025 Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame along with Lt. Col. Dick Thompson (Special Forces-Ret.). Both Oconee ...

On Tuesday, Oconee County voters overwhelmingly renewed a 1% Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST), which was first approved in 1997 and renewed about every five years since ...

Strickland will run against Democrat Eric Gisler, who had already announced his intention to run in 2026. District 121 includes most of Oconee County and parts of Athens-Clarke County. The Oconee ...

Master potter, feminist, nurse practitioner and political sculptor Alice Woodruff of Watkinsville died Oct. 29 at the age of 73. A staple of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation and the arts community ...