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

News

Jon Mantooth of Bogart recently played the instant game 50X The Money and won.

 

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Volunteers in the News, Awareness

The Athens Academy sixth grader must continue to recover before she can undergo the life-saving procedure.

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Dave Shearon and Elissa Basco won the Athens, Ga., event to raise money for Project Safe!

 

Police and Fire

The following information was supplied by the Watkinsville Police Department.

 

Business

The franchise is slated to open at its Butler's Crossing location in May.

The largest branded marketer of baby and young children’s apparel in the United States has selected the north Georgia city as the home of its new multichannel distribution center.

 

Opinion

Is pre-mastication natural or disgusting?

 

Sports

North Oconee boys' and girls' tennis teams beat intra-county rival Oconee County on Wednesday. Up next for both schools are their respective Region tournaments where they are all the top seeds.

 

Announcements

Oconee Presbyterian Church Welcomes New Pastor

 

Local Voices

Taking a leap for kids with disabilities - By Leslie Hale

ESP's Second Annual Jump, Fly Be Different on April 28 is not just for skydivers, and it's not just for ESP'ers.

 

Developer of Oconee County Commercial Building at Daniells Bridge Road and Connector Seeking State Environmental Permit  - By Lee Becker

A developer is asking the state to allow him to encroach on the buffer of a tributary of Barber Creek so he can build a commercial building at Daniells Bridge Road and Mars Hill Road.

 

OK, Fine: Declare 'Obamacare' Unconstitutional - By Wes Allen

A liberal's answer to the upcoming change that will come when the court declares the Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional.


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