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MBMS student wins national contest

by Staff Reports For the second consecutive year, Malcom Bridge Middle School seventh grader Dheer Mehrotra has been awarded the prestigious National American History Essay Award by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for his essay entitled, “Enjoying a New Kind of Tea Party,” an account of North Carolina women’s protest against British taxation and laws. This award is a testament to Dheer’s exceptional writing skills, crea…Bogart · Bogart Read Article

The OE to host Q&A June 5

The Oconee Enterprise will hold a Community Listening Session at the Oconee County Library June 5 from 6-7 p.m. This is a chance for citizens to ask questions about the newspaper and meet our staff. In 2025, The Enterprise has launched a new podcast and a weekly newsletter at theoenews.substack.com. On Spotify and other podcast apps, one can listen to The Enterprise’s two podcasts: “Oconee Matters,” a new podcast that features long-form intervie…Oconee County, Georgia · Oconee County Read Article

BOC Chair says no tax increase expected

by Staff Reports Oconee County commissioners last week decided to postpone a decision on the county’s 2025 millage rate pending further details on the size of the county tax digest. As a result, the annual assessment notice that goes out from the Oconee County Tax Commissioner, usually in May, will use the current millage rate in estimating property taxes for the county, as it has in the past. Commission Chair John Daniell said the current budge…Taxes · Oconee County Read Article

Industrial Development Authority to hold strategic session

BY LEE BECKER The Oconee County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has decided to hold a strategic session to consider what role it can play now that Gateway Technology and Business Park on the edge of Bogart is completed and that the county has transferred development responsibility to the Oconee Chamber of Commerce. The IDA decided at its May 9 called meeting to hold a future strategic session after approving a $100,000 budget for Fiscal Y…Oconee County, Georgia · Oconee County Read Article

Kate McDaniel cultivated change, beauty

Following the Greatest Generation and preceding the Baby Boomers, members of the Silent Generation (born from 1928 to 1945) have been charactered as working hard within the societal institutions to affect change within. This perfectly encapsulates the late Oconee resident Kate McDaniel, who died May 14 at the age of 90. McDaniel, who worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Athens from 1984 to 2004, became a co-founder and anchor m…Oconee County, Georgia · Oconee County Read Article

Citizens ask BOC for more county athletic facilities

BY LEE BECKER Sports facilities dominated the Oconee County Board of Commissioners Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, May 13, with citizens asking for additional sports fields, tennis courts, gymnasiums and a swimming pool. Sixteen citizens addressed the Board, and all but one of those lobbied for added recreational facilities. Tennis courts and sports fields were most prominent in the requests. Commissioner Chuck Horton spoke more than 10 minutes in…Oconee County, Georgia · Oconee County Read Article

Cornhole fundraiser planned for first responder

by Nathalee Simoneau A cornhole fundraiser is planned for Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m. to benefit Tim “Tiny” Haller. Haller served as a police officer for the city of Watkinsville for 21 years and an Oconee County firefighter for over 30 years. He is currently in the hospital fighting a severe infection after a partial foot amputation. Funds from the tournament, and a GoFundMe will go toward his medical bills and recovery process. The fundraiser …Watkinsville · Watkinsville Read Article

Oconee County girls soccer defeats Jefferson in overtime for third straight state title

Oconee County High School freshman Maddie Cass fends off a Jefferson defender during the Warriors’ 1-0 win over the Dragons in the 3A state championship. Cass scored the winning goal in the 81st minute. [Photo by Stuart Steele]In a physical, tense 100-minute battle, the Oconee County High School girls soccer team found a way. The Warriors defeated Jefferson 1-0 in overtime on Wednesday night at McEachern High School to win their third straight s…Soccer · Oconee County See the Story