Oconee County Issued A Permit For LED Sign On SR 316 At McNutt Creek; Two Other Sign Applications Pending

The two-sided sign will be just beyond the 10-foot setback from the state right of way for SR 316.

Oconee County Animal Control Board To Discuss Long List Of Issues At Meeting Wednesday Night

At the request of county Administrative Officer Jeff Benko, the Advisory Board agreed to hold the meeting in the evening.

Citizen Files Ethics Complaint Against Oconee County Commission Chairman Over Old Mars Hill Road Proposal

Sarah Bell contends that Davis violated at least eight sections of the county’s ethics code.

Oconee County Reports Major Spills At Its Calls Creek Plant In September And In July

The two spills bring to eight the number of spills reported by the county for its sewage treatment facilities since the first of the year.

Oconee County Commissioners Let Proposal For Reconnecting Old Mars Hill Road Die Without Discussion

Approximately 20 people were in the audience to speak on the issue, but Davis maneuvered the agenda so that they did not get a chance.

Adoptions Increased 159 Percent Since Oconee County Animal Control Began Foster Program

The data from the Animal Control Department provide strong evidence of the effectiveness of the foster program.

Oconee County Utility Department Director Offers Support For Local Citizen Group's Effort At Stream Monitoring

The director's session was the first a county official has had with the public since serious problems with sewers surfaced in May.

Oconee County Commissioners To Consider Old Mars Hill Road Reconnection On Tuesday

The project has the potential to benefit the owners of two parcels of land.

Three Separate Samples From Oconee County's Calls Creek Show Higher Bacteria Levels Downstream From Sewer Spill Than Upstream

Oconee County citizens will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow night at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville to discuss water issues.

Oconee County Citizens Voice Opposition To Plans To Reopen Connection Of Old Mars Hill Road To New Road Under Construction

Members of the Board of Commissioners were in the audience, and they heard complaints about the problems the design change would produce.

Oconee County To Hold Hearing On Commercial Development On Old Mars Hill Road It Rejected in 1999

The effect of commercial development of property on Old Mars Hill Road is likely to be one issue that will come up on Tuesday night.

Rezone Request For Mars Hill Road Highlights Pressure For Commercial Development On The Oconee County Corridor

Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposal by one land owners to move forward with a rezone before overlay is in place.

Mars Hill Road In Future Could Look Like Epps Bridge Parkway Of Today, Planner Told Commissioners

The county could control some of the possible development along Mars Hill Road by limiting investment, particularly in sewer services.

Oconee County Reporting Another Sewer Spill, This Time Inside City Of Watkinsville

The most recent spill was on Thursday (Sept. 10) at a pump station in Watkinsville City Cemetery on Simonton Bridge Road.

Oconee County Consultant To Unveil Implementation Details For Mars Hill Road Overlay District At Rescheduled Meeting

The overlay district proposes land use that is at odds in significant ways with the county’s future development map.

Oconee County Code Enforcement Removed Boswell Signs--Again--And County Signs As Well

The Boswell signs were advertisements for property on the southwest corner of the busy SR 316 and Oconee Connector intersection.

Sample From Tributary Of Barber Creek That Received Oconee County Sewer Spill Shows Excessively High Levels Of E. Coli Bacter

Oconee County has reported, based on samples it drew from Barber Creek, that the spill caused no serious changes to water quality.

GDOT Has Decided Not To Fund Widening Of Jimmy Daniell Road Despite Oconee County Approval Of Contract

Oconee County never specified where it was going to find the $1.15 million estimated cost to the county for right of way acquisition.

Oconee County Expects Upgrade To Hog Mountain Road And U.S. 441 Intersection To Be Completed By End Of Month

The roadwork will produce two left-turn lanes from Hog Mountain Road to U.S. 441 and a turn lane into the RaceTrac station.

Volunteer Group To Sample Water From Barber Creek Near Sewage Spill In Oconee County

UOWN has called a meeting for Sept. 24 to discuss ways to increase citizen involvement in assessing stream quality.

Public Hearings Set On Tax Increases For Oconee County Government and Schools

The Board of Commissioners has called a meeting for Thursday to adopt the millage rates, almost certainly regardless of what citizens say.

Oconee County Commissioners Postpone Decision On Old Mars Hill Road Pending Input From Public

The county already has spent $10,000 on design work.

Oconee County Reporting A Sewer Spill Into Barber Creek Due To Mars Hill Widening Project

The spill is the fifth reported by the county since the first of the year.

Oconee County Commission Chairman Asking County To Spend $115,000 For Mars Hill Road Modification

The proposed change would reconnect Old Mars Hill Road with the new Mars Hill Road currently under construction.

Audience At Oconee County Meeting On Mars Hill Road Land Use Voiced No Support For Project

GDOT also announced that the road will be closed Wednesday and Thursday.

Oconee County Holding Meeting On Future Land Use Along Widened Mars Hill Road

The meeting, to be held at the Community Center in Veterans Park on Hog Mountain Road, is a sequel to a session held on July 23.

Oconee County Paid Hauler To Dispose Of Solid Waste From Sewer Plant After The Plant Stopped Producing Solid Waste

The separation of financial records of the Utility Department from the rest of the county seems to have contributed to the problem.

Oconee County Administrative Officer Asked About Build Up Of Solids At Calls Creek Plant Before Citizen Complaint

Benko was reassured that the plants were functioning correctly

Four Of Five Of Oconee County Commissioners To Get Salary Increases In January

Commissioner John Daniell has refused to accept the increase that the other four commissioners will get starting on Jan. 1.

State Environmental Protection Division Found No Problems With Oconee County Sewage Plant Discharge Based On Data County Prov

The Georgia EPD used data reported by the county to monitor the operation of the county's two water treatment facilities.

Oconee County Citizen Committee Recommending SPLOST Funding For Historic Projects

Citizen group selected the historic Barnett Shoals area for preservation. It also wants to make the old jail into a museum.

Obama's Iran Deal: Where do Georgia Representatives Stand?

Georgia lawmakers took to social media to share their opinions.

Oconee County Code Enforcement Looking Into Location Of Boswell Signs--Again

The county moved the signs, but Boswell Properties, owned by State Transportation Board Member Jamie Boswell, moved them back again.

Oconee County Animal Control Board Refused To Support Animal Control Department Director's Call For Tougher Laws

Advisory Board is badly split, disagreeing over minutes and election of its own officers.

Route East of Bishop Selected As "Starting Point" For Study of U.S. 441 Bypass Options In Oconee County

The route identified crosses three farms included in the county's farmland protection program.

Problems At Oconee County Sewage Treatment Plants Began Nearly Two Years Ago, EPD Records Show

Two Environmental Protection Division reports anticipated problems at both county wastewater plants in recent months.

Consultant Tells Oconee County Commissioners Sewer Problems Under Control, But Money Needed

Consultant Bob Sheldon said he isn't sure the ponds have been cleaned since the plant opened in 2002.

State Defines Alternative Fuel Vehicles In Preparation For July 1 Implementation of Transportation Act

Fuel prices will increase on July 1 as a result of the new transportation law passed in March.

Oconee County Consultant To Give Progress Report On Cleanup Of County's Two Sewage Treatment Facilities

Consultant will give details of sludge removal at the Land Application System facility on Rocky Branch Road.

Marriage a Right for Same-Sex Couples in U.S. Supreme Court Decision

Gov. Deal: State will comply. Georgia’s local governments constitutionally required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.