Another story of regional importance is here
http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/05/presbyterian-ho...
Presbyterian Homes of Georgia is withdrawing plans for its proposed facility on Rocky Branch Road in Oconee County.

For fuller reporting on the meeting with video and links to many earlier stories on the request, go to http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/05/oconee-county-c...

Additional information on this request for a special use permit is here

http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/04/oconee-county-p...

and here

http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/04/oconee-county-plann...

Oconee Farmers Market also opens Saturday at 8 a.m. in front of the courthouse in downtown Watkinsville.

This is a really important development, and this kind of story helps readers understand what Caterpillar is doing. The story is complex, of course, with the two counties providing services to make this happen. Here is a story on water and sewer services the counties are providing:
http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/02/caterpillar-dou...
Lee

@Allie Jackson:

It IS a Watkinsville postal address. That means the Watkinsville post office delivers the mail. It is NOT in Watkinsville. That is the difference I was trying to point out to you.

Lee

The ABH has frequently had trouble with the difference between city boundaries and postal addresses in Oconee County. The reference to Watkinsville here is but one more example.

Alternatives now exist for people who want more informative coverage of the county.

See http://tiny.cc/OCO as but one example.

For information on a development in Oconee that will adversely affect Athens-Clarke retail, go to
http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/01/epps-bridge-cen...

Another issue of local concern is redistricting, but it now seems likely to go nowhere because two Clarke and Oconee representatives do not agree on it. http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2013/01/oconee-countys-...

Details on the theater, based on planning department documents, are at http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/11/oconee-county-c...

Readers might be interested in this story about developments at Caterpillar. http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/12/caterpillar-dec...

Controversy has surrounded plans to convert one abandoned subdivision in Oconee County. See http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/09/presbyterian-ho...
And
http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/10/presbyterian-ho...

Georgia was the second most competitive of the states Romney carried on Tuesday. See the link in this posting.
http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/11/romney-bested-m...

Write-in totals for Darwin in Oconee County are in this posting. http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/11/romney-bested-m...

One controversial decision by the Chamber Board paid off when Oconee County voters went against the charter school amendment. See http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/10/oconee-county-c...

The Oconee County Board of Education and Chamber of Commerce are opposing the amendment. Sen. Bill Cowsert says that the amendment is needed because the second route you mention here will not withstand court challenge. See http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/10/oconee-county-c...

See Sen. Bill Cowsert's comments in this posting on opposition to the amendment in Oconee County,: http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/10/oconee-county-c...

For information on opposition in Oconee County, go to http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/10/oconee-county-c...

For information on how the issue has played out in Oconee County, go to http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/10/oconee-county-c...

Clarke and Oconee have created an overlay district for the Caterpillar site to accommodate suppliers. http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/09/oconee-and-clar...

For background on how UGA can take ownership of the Campbell Center in Watkinsville, go to
http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2011/06/campbell-center-in-...

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on the issue: http://tiny.cc/OCO

For a review of the amendment discussions in Oconee County go to http://tiny.cc/OCO

Oconee County readers might be interested in a story about a new small shopping center planned for the Daniells Bridge Road intersection with Mars Hill Road and a story about new plans for a retirement home on Rocky Branch Road. http://tiny.cc/OCO

Here is a recent story about possible additional expansion at the Caterpillar site.
http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/09/oconee-and-clar...