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

The National Weather Service issued a fire danger advisory on April 4.  That same day, the was busy, extinguishing two fires within a matter of hours.  See also .

More arrests have been made in connection with the rash of in March that removed over $40,000 from the bank accounts of Oconee County residents, authorities said.

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Design columnist Melissa Steele shared her knowledge of tile options for your Oconee County home.

Local parents, educators and students are among those who tell Patch how they feel about the recent changes to Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship and pre-K programs.

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Oconee County Schools Superintendent John Jackson and Gainesville State College President Martha Nesbitt are a few who responded.

About Oconee Columnist Dan Matthews previews the upcoming season of Ashford Manor's Concerts on the Lawn Series, which will start with the Afro-Cuban band Grogus on May 4.

Matthews also reports that this year the lawn will open to the public at 5 p.m. and some concerts will be held on Wednesdays in addition to Mondays.


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