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Woman using bare hands to build house with rocks

Is her name Wilma Flintstone?

posted @ Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:07

Oconee Blotter

"The third person, an 18-year-old from Centerville, was given a ride to the Walmart area"

In other words taken to the County Line and told to not come back to the OC!

posted @ Friday, March 29, 2013 - 17:34

LGBT supporters in Athens "optimistically cautious" about Supreme Court's take on same-sex marriage

"optimistically cautious about the "oral" arguments" Hmmm. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

posted @ Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 08:56

UGA student enters woman's home to use Facebook, urinates on couch

posted @ Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 16:50

Missing Barrow County water buffalo now back home

Mozarela di bufala - Makes me hungry for a fresh authentic caprese salad.

posted @ Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 06:52

Pit bull accused of mauling Athens boy to be euthanized

Hopefully there will be no callous posts such as Butt Hutt Barbecue serving a "Deep Pit Bull" barbeque special on their percentage day.

posted @ Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 06:19

Catholic church has new pope; white smoke rises

The real question is...is he for Boca Juniors or River Plate?

posted @ Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 22:45

Oconee Blotter

@Z J Ruffin: I thought same thing but searched and did find Battlefield grey referenced, as German helmet color.

posted @ Friday, March 8, 2013 - 09:26

Financing terms reached for new Falcons stadium

I've never heard a good explanation of why the current stadium (Georgia Dome) is considered inadequate.

posted @ Friday, March 8, 2013 - 09:11

Athens massage customer exposes himself

Well the ad DID say full body massage.

posted @ Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 21:17

Homer man arrested after 3-hour manhunt

posted @ Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 22:30

Oconee Blotter

Good to see Pinewood Mobile Home Park recognized again.

posted @ Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 22:26

Homer man arrested after 3-hour manhunt

posted @ Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 22:20

Discount coupon books trashed by competitor, Athens police say

Double post

posted @ Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 09:47

Discount coupon books trashed by competitor, Athens police say

From the headline I thought the NOHS football team may have bad-mouthed the girls softball teams' coupons. You know those annoying fund-raising coupon books our high school athletic teams sell.

posted @ Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 09:47

Feds' loan changes hamper black college enrollment

Better Headline - "Fed loan changes mean some students may have to postpone or alter college enrollment plans and get a job for awhile"

Oh, the Humanity! Signed, A guy who worked his way through college with zero student loans.

posted @ Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 13:37

Jury finds Atlanta rapper not guilty in rival musician's death

He must've had same lawyer as Ray Lewis.

posted @ Monday, February 25, 2013 - 22:47

Oconee authorities seeking man charged with battery

posted @ Monday, February 25, 2013 - 22:31

Oconee authorities seeking man charged with battery

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posted @ Monday, February 25, 2013 - 22:18

Oconee authorities seeking man charged with battery

"Athens Tech...officials were not cooperative".

So does Tech prefer to protect the thugs on campus vs erring on the side of cooperation?

Oconee Docket Book Oct. 1- 7, 2012 The following information was gathered from Oconee County Jail booking reports: Oct. 4 •Brett Almand Benson, 20, of Bishop, was charged with simple assault.

posted @ Monday, February 25, 2013 - 18:49

Closing of Athens airport tower would raise safety, economic concerns

Furlough POTUS, his cabinet, and Congress. Save the towers.

posted @ Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 17:14

Oconee Blotter

"The insurance agent became angry and made several threats toward her".

He saw his commission walking out the door.

posted @ Friday, February 22, 2013 - 22:59

Oconee Blotter

"The cleaning lady told her that if she wasn’t so fat, then she could get a man"

Oh man! She had a perfect comeback line and didn't use it...."Oh yeah? If you weren't so uneducated, you wouldn't have to clean toilets".

posted @ Friday, February 22, 2013 - 22:55

LA judge grants Jermaine Jackson name change

Fan: Hey, arent't you Jermaine Jackson?

Jacksun: No, I'm Jermaine Jacksun

Fan: Sorry, for a minute there I thought you were Jacko's brother. My mistake.

posted @ Friday, February 22, 2013 - 18:43

Athens man high on NyQuil threatens family with gun

We don't have a gun problem. We have a NyQuil problem.

posted @ Friday, February 22, 2013 - 15:54

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    UPDATED: Draft language of so-called curfew ordinance

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