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

Depositors of the failed First Georgia Banking Company and Atlantic Southern Bank were automatically transferred to CertusBank on Saturday, following the FDIC announcement of the closures on Friday.

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Evangelical preacher Harold Camping, founder of the $100 million Family Radio, a Christian network based in Oakland, California, predicted the world was going to end on May 21 at 6 p.m.

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Gov. Nathan Deal appointed H. Patrick to succeed Judge Steve Jones this week in Georgia's 10th District Western Judicial Circuit.Β  Also see:

Chief Deputy Lee Weems writes about the Oconee County Sheriff's Office experiences over the last several years with the Deputies to D.C. program and National Police Week.

Watkinsville Police say a driver is behind bars after allegedly stealing a tractor-trailer and $52,000 worth of frozen chickens from LAD Truck Lines.


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