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In compliance with Georgia law, the Oconee County Board of Commissioners hereby announces its intention to adopt a millage rate of 4.435 (unincorporated) and 5.375 (incorporated). Under current Georgia law, the proposed millage rates are NOT considered to... Read on... Posted on: June 28, 2024. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. The...

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:. TAILLIGHTS OUT: On June 10, Deputy Chris Haag was patrolling on Ruth Jackson Road, Bogart, about 9 p.m. when he observed a 2009 Econoline box truck with taillights that were not working. He made a traffic stop and discovered the driver, a 28-year-old Athens man, was wanted on a warrant from Oconee County. The man was taken to jail and a Glock pistol he carried was placed in safekeeping as he had no felony record.

The Oconee County Board of Education has set up three public hearings to allow input on its recommendation of 14.25 mills for the fiscal year 2025 budget. The board reported through its public information office that the hearings will take place at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 1 and at 5 p.m. on July 8 at the Oconee County Schools Instructional Support Center on North Main Street in Watkinsville.

In continuing efforts to educate and inform citizens and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing its June 2024 Scams Update. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of a law enforcement scam. According to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, some citizens have been receiving calls from someone claiming to be “Lt. Kyle Davis.” The scammer has told the citizens that he has spoken with him that they have missed jury duty. Law enforcement scams usually revolve around paying money to avoid being arrested or having charges dropped. “First of all, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office does not have an employee named “Kyle Davis,” says Master Deputy Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Sheriff’s Office. “We have reported on law enforcement scams in previous scam updates. As we have stated previously, if you receive a call from someone claiming to be from law enforcement, who requests money to have a charge dropped or a warrant recalled, it is a scam. Law enforcement will never accept money to have charges dropped under any circumstances.” The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office spoke to the victim of a Sweepstakes Scam. The victim told a Deputy that he had received numerous telephone calls from different telephone numbers indicating that he had won $3,000,000 from Publishers Clearing House. The people the victim had spoken with indicated that he needed to pay taxes on his winnings. The victim sent three separate payments via check to an out of state address. The total amount sent to the scammers totaled approximately $22,000. The subjects continued to contact the victim to ask for additional money. The victim did stop answering the scammer’s phone calls. Master Deputy Jimmy Watt says, “First, Publishers Clearing House is legitimate. However, in order to win a sweepstakes, you have to enter it. If someone claims you have won a sweepstakes, and you have not entered, automatically presume it is a scam.”

2026 Watkinsville (Ga.) Oconee County linebacker Zach Weeks continues to blow up on the recruiting trail with programs like Florida, LSU, Ole Miss and others jumping into the mix lately.

Oconee County Water Resources reminds residents to adhere to the existing state-established non-drought conservation watering schedule that is in effect for Oconee County per Georgia Department of Natural Resources regulations. Watering is permitted according to the following schedule:. Odd-numbered addresses - Outdoor water use is allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and...

The Oconee County Board of Education is recommending a total millage rate of 14.25 mills for Fiscal Year 2025 and has set the dates for three public hearings. The public hearings on the millage rate will take place on July 1 at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and on July 8 at 6 p.m. Oconee County residents are invited to attend all sessions in the Instructional Support Center at 71 North Main Street in Watkinsville.