Then there’s FAFSA—the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the key that unlocks federal grants, work-study programs, and loans. Even if you think you will not qualify for aid, it is ...

Also worthy of note, the law specifically grants access to “the public” to open meetings. The law does not further limit the access based on any other parameters. It does not matter your age, sex, ...

Before the start of the 2025 fall semester, Westminster Christian Academy held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Lower School Building on the morning of Friday, August 8. After a speech by Head of ...

The Oconee County High School volleyball team got its regular season underway on Tuesday night, defeating Oglethorpe County 2-1 and falling to Calhoun 2-1. The Warriors came out strong in the opening ...

Earlier this year, the city of Watkinsville settled a federal lawsuit with former Mayor Bob Smith over claims that the city violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2023, Smith brought action ...

In June, retired educator Rhonda Strickland and her husband Todd were trying to think of ways to entertain their grandson outside and away from screens. Strickland describes herself as someone who had ...

by Caitlin Farmer In a packed room at the May 15 Watkinsville City Council meeting, every citizen who spoke about the proposed 15 South development off Greensboro Highway was against or skeptical of ...

Thomas Farm Preserve is a place “where screens fade away, and nature comes to the forefront,” Watkinsville Mayor Brian Brodrick said during the ribbon cutting of the city’s newest park last Saturday.

Harry Reed Sims, 75, husband of 55 years to Sharon Baker Sims, died on January 27, 2025. A native of and longtime resident of Oconee County, Mr. Sims was the son of the late Billy Sims and Jewell Huff ...

Jean Sutton Childers (Potts), 84, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025. She was born on August 20, 1940, in Franklin, North Carolina, to the late Charlie and Hazel Sutton. Jean grew up on a dairy ...

For Athens Academy senior Thomas Borst, music is how he feels the world. “Music is a key part of my life. It’s how I process things,” Borst said. During the last vinyl club meeting at Athens Academy, ...

by Nathalee Simoneau The Board of Education was standing-room only 15 minutes before the meeting was scheduled to start on Monday. Although a few people left after student achievement recognitions, ...