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Here are some of the most-read stories on Oconee Patch this past week.
Elections
Look here all day for election information and returns for Athens-Clarke, Barrow and Oconee Counties. Share your own thoughts and photos in the comments.
Charles Ivie garnered 71 percent of the vote to opponent Dan Matthews' 29 percent.
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The one-cent sales tax for education will continue to be collected for another five years.
TL and Linda Turman earned the most votes and will serve together on city council.
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Police and Fire
A phone call has triggered the reexamination of the 1970 murder of Debra Ashe, Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry tells the Athens Banner-Herald.
Opinion
A radio ad promoting plastic surgery offends local moms.
Neighborhood Files
10 things I bet you did not know about your neighbor, Scott Clack and the M.Y. Playhouse project.
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