Oconee, GA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/ Oconee, GA News Editorial: Loss of NBAF brings time for hard questions http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/b862f55b1b0eba3372ad405268cb7031.html If not this then what That question raised by Athens Area Chamber of Commerce President Doc Eldridge during one of the Department of Homeland Security's public hearings on the National Bio and AgroDefense Facility became the unofficial slogan of proponents to bring the federal laboratory to University of Georgiaowned land at the intersection of Whitehall Road and South Milledge Avenue Many Titans players jump quickly from football into hoops http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/cad064f86e9d6c6d35a5ea5b68b642ce.html BOGART Hal Wilson knows the definition of bittersweet The North Oconee boys basketball coach experienced it firsthand as the Titans' football team made school history Oconee County offering bonuses to retiring workers http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/23c374dde456de49e872b1d5295b8fbf.html A central Georgia county is offering retirement packages to employees to help trim payroll Oconee County is wooing about two dozen employees age 62 and older to retirement with a 7500 bonus and beefed up health benefits for at least a year County commissioners approved the move Tuesday Art car: Former microbiologist makes 'Heaven Hell' http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/044cd8db3f7caa93f018eaa8acfb12a2.html In the past 10 years Oconee County resident Chris Hubbard has carved out a nice niche as one of the rising stars of the wellestablished folk and outsiderart movement utilizing found materials to create his pieces which have been placed in and purchased from galleries throughout the country Chambliss thwarts Dems http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/d1a0b3e24ac065e7299ae28ab913a005.html ATLANTA Georgia Republican Sen Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight High school scoreboard: Carnes scores 1000th point in loss http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/f8bde8540d70796fc8763b190cb8f9d9.html Jaymee Carnes surpassed 1000 points in her career with 17 points for Class AAArsquo;s No 3 ranked Gainesville 11 in a 4543 loss to Class AAArsquo;s No 4 ranked Franklin County on Tuesday night in Carnesville State grant to help fund mountain fiber optic study http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/19e2b726b55882fd637fd917dfbc0f2f.html Communications in the mountains of northeast Georgia could be getting a boost thanks to a state grant one of several announced by Gov Perdue and the OneGeorgia Authority Some voters heading to wrong place to cast ballots http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/oconee/content/f6d8a1c4f8b57b122a6117f5c5382d78.html Dozens of voters made beelines to county elections offices this morning thinking they could cast ballots in today's runoff at the same places they visited for early voting instead of going to their precinct polling place