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Two Charged After Fire Set, School Safety Upgrades Planned and Fundraiser Nets Thousands for Local Child's Benefit

Here are some of the most-read stories, blogs, and announcements on Oconee Patch this past week.

Police have charged a Watkinsville man and another from Winder with reckless conduct. Charges aren't convictions.

Break-in Reported at Castle Drive Home

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Electronics valued at $4,100 were taken from the residence in Oconee County, Ga.

Another burglary on Adams Road is also under investigation.

Find out what's happening in Oconeewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Cowsert Won't Run for Broun's Seat in the U.S. House but Williamson Might

State Sen. Bill Cowsert decides against a bid prompting Ga. Rep. Bruce Williamson to give it "prayerful consideration."

 

Schools

Money from the sale of surplus items will help fund the work, which is expected to be completed this summer.

Eight Students from Oconee County Schools Selected for Georgia Governor’s Honors Program

The students are among 690 finalists chosen from almost 3,000 students across Georgia.

 

Opinion

How Much of the Fruits of Your Labor Should Go to the Government?

In 1900, it was less than a month’s worth of wages. Now it is going on four months the average American taxpayer works to settle his or her annual tax burden.

Should a Reporter be Forced to Reveal Sources?

A judge will decide whether a Fox News reporter should reveal how she found out about a notebook Colorado gunman James Holmes allegedly sent to a university psychiatrist prior to the Aurora theater massacre.

 

Local Voices

Oconee County Planning Staff Does Not Recommend Approval Of Permit For Recycling Facility by Lee Becker

A World That Most Don't Know Exists by Lisa Severtis Higgins

Clean Community Coalition by Melissa Steele

 

Announcements

Excellence Promoted at Oconee County High School Awards Announced

FFA Nursery Landscape Team Wins Trophies

 

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