Oconee Today -- Dec. 18

Weather: The National Weather Service predicts sunshine and a high of 60 degrees today. Mainly clear skies are expected overnight with a low of around 40.

Top things to know:

• Every Tuesday the Rotary Club of Oconee County meets at 7 a.m. in the Watkinsville Community Center for a continental breakfast and presentation.  Guests are welcome to attend at a cost of $5 per person.

• The UGA men's basketball team hosts mercer at 11 a.m. at Stegeman Coliseum.

• High school varsity basketball: NOHS travels to Morgan Co., OCHS heads to Hart Co.  The girls play at 6 p.m. followed by the boys' games at 7:30 p.m.

• A holiday performance of "A Christmas Carol" takes place at CFES at 6:30 p.m.  The school is collecting donations of unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots.

• The Oconee County Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. The draft of the agenda is attached as a pdf.

• Oconee County Middle School chorus holds a winter concert at Mars Hill Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

• Want to learn how to swing dance? DanceFX studio in Athens offers beginner and advanced classes for $5 each every Tuesday from starting at 7 p.m.  A dance follows from 8-10 p.m.

Be sure to check the Oconee Patch event calendar for more events. Have an event you would like added to the calendar? Click here to post it.