Economic Development Newsletter - Q1 2018

This issue features an available Class A office space, new investments in the Epps Bridge Retail District, and news about new banks under construction in Oconee County.

Economic Development Newsletter - Q4 2017

This issue features an available Class A office space, new investments in the Epps Bridge Retail District, and news about the University of Georgia's Fall Commencement/Graduation.

December 18 Board of Commissioners Agenda Setting Meeting Canceled

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners Agenda Setting Meeting scheduled for December 18, 2018, has been canceled. The next meeting of the Board of Commissioners is scheduled for January 8, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Commission Chambers.

Oconee County Seeking Applicants for Appointments to Citizen Advisory Boards & Committees

OCONEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

TO OCONEE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMITTEES

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners is seeking citizen applicants for an appointment to the following:

Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Management Boar...

Oconee County Parks & Recreation Thanks Heritage Park Volunteers

The Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department extends sincere thanks to the dedicated group of Heritage Park horse trail users who scheduled a volunteer work day on Friday, December 7, to install new grassy pavers and lay gravel to correct erosion i...

Oconee County Dedicates New Fire Station 8

Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman John Daniell and Oconee County Fire Chief Bruce Thaxton, with Commissioners Mark Saxon, Chuck Horton, Mark Thomas, and Bubber Wilkes, uncoupled a fire hose to mark the dedication of the new Fire Station 8, loc...

Oconee County Government Holiday Closing Schedule

Oconee County Government Offices will be closed the following days this holiday season:

• Monday, December 24 for Christmas Eve
• Tuesday, December 25 for Christmas Day
• Tuesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day

Oconee County Government Offices will also be ...

Unofficial and Incomplete Runoff General Election Results for December 4, 2018

Public Comment Periods for MACORT Begin Monday, December 3

The Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Regional Transportation Study (MACORT) has announced two different public comment periods that begin Monday, December 3, 2018.

Public comment will be accepted December 3 – 17, 2018, concerning a revision ...

Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department Awarded Grant to Provide Basketball Program Scholarships

Grant encourages basketball participation for all in local communities

The Georgia Recreation and Parks Association, in partnership with the Atlanta Hawks and the Hawks Foundation, recently awarded the Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department (OCPRD...

Oconee County to Conduct Smoke Testing of Sanitary Sewer System

Safe, cost-effective process identifies areas for maintenance

Oconee County Water Resources and personnel from contractor Woolpert, Inc., will be conducting smoke testing on the county’s sanitary sewer system from December 3 through Dec...

Oconee Veterans Park Fitness Center & Gym Holiday Schedule

The Oconee Veterans Park Fitness Center and Gym will operate according to the following holiday schedule:

Wednesday, November 21 - OVP Community Center closes at 5 p.m.

Thursday, November 22 - OVP Community Center CLOSED

Friday, November 23 - OVP Community C...

Bogart Restrooms

The Bogart Quad Field Restrooms are currently closed while renovation work is being completed on the building. Restrooms are available in the upper parking lot between Fields 5 & 6. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Oconee County Parks & Recreation Thanks Heritage Park Volunteers

The Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department extends sincere thanks to the dedicated group of Heritage Park horse trail users who scheduled a volunteer work day on Friday, December 7, to install new grassy pavers and lay gravel to correct erosion i...

Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department Awarded Grant to Provide Basketball Program Scholarships

Grant encourages basketball participation for all in local communities

The Georgia Recreation and Parks Association, in partnership with the Atlanta Hawks and the Hawks Foundation, recently awarded the Oconee County Parks & Recreation Department (OCPRD...

Playground Closure

The playground next to the Bogart library is closed due to library construction. It is expected that this closure will run through the month of January. We will keep this post updated as construction continues.

Oconee County Dedicates New Fire Station 8

Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman John Daniell and Oconee County Fire Chief Bruce Thaxton, with Commissioners Mark Saxon, Chuck Horton, Mark Thomas, and Bubber Wilkes, uncoupled a fire hose to mark the dedication of the new Fire Station 8, loc...

Oconee County to Conduct Smoke Testing of Sanitary Sewer System

Safe, cost-effective process identifies areas for maintenance

Oconee County Water Resources and personnel from contractor Woolpert, Inc., will be conducting smoke testing on the county’s sanitary sewer system from December 3 through December 21, ...