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‘Rooted’ in faith and community, independent pharmacy begins a new chapter
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (856+ words) Robert Murry, PharmD, stands outside the newly renamed Oconee Roots Pharmacy. Formerly Farmer’s Oconee Pharmacy, the business was renamed when Murry became the new owner in late June. Community pharmacy is in Robert Murry’s blood. He grew up in his…...
Half of all nursing homes in Massachusetts are understaffed
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (1729+ words) New research says ancient mummy DNA provides the firmest evi… Lynette Couture sits beside her walker on April 10, 2026, at her home in Wareham, Mass., reviewing the journal she kept during her stay in the recovery unit at Plymouth Harborside Healthcare's…...
GUEST COLUMN: The Electoral College: Popular vote and slavery
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (136+ words) Oconee Enterprise Electoral College is a near-singular process to elect the head of state for a nation The popular vote is the overwhelming method in most every other country.Ã Just as a quick refresher The Electoral College was a…...
LETTER: Constituent’s correspondence goes unanswered
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (269+ words) Oconee Enterprise On May 28 the Enterprise published my letter stating that Mike Collins is the least responsive representative Iâve experienced in my 29 years as a District 10 resident. Hereâs a follow up: on May 26 I mailed a letter to…...
Bishop council tackles budget, discusses more
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (973+ words) By Jim Thompson | Correspondent The Bishop Town Council has approved a $403,600 budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. The spending plan got unanimous approval at the council’s July 13 meeting, its first session in the new fiscal year. The bulk…...
LETTER: Pat Priest – The Oconee Enterprise
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (244+ words) My husband and I just finished reading the heartbreaking novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” written in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was galvanized to write the book because of the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which forced citizens in…...
Many Georgia teachers on AI: Do as I say, not as I do
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (476+ words) By Ty Tagami | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — Georgia public school teachers have mostly found artificial intelligence to be a time-saving tool that makes them better at their jobs, but they say it is more of a burden than a…...
YARBROUGH: A reminder of the privilege and responsibility for these words
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) By Dick Yarbrough | Columnist As if this job isn’t hard enough already trying to get nouns and verbs to agree (nouns and verbs can be very disagreeable, trust me on that), I have learned that this column is a subject…...
Watkinsville City Council OKs accessory dwelling units
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) WATKINSVILLE, Ga. — At the April 15 Watkinsville City Council meeting, the council members passed an ordinance revision that will allow some homes in the city to have accessory dwelling units. The council members voted 4-0 to approve an ordinance amendment adding accessory…...
The Oconee Enterprise offers new ways to invest in local journalism
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (870+ words) BY CO-PUBLISHERS MICHAEL AND AMANDA PROCHASKA In 2019, New Orleans’ 182-year-old newspaper, The Time-Picayune, which had won multiple Pulitzer Prizes about a decade earlier for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, laid off its entire staff when it was sold to its…...