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17 hrs ago | Patch.com

Burglary and Battery Charges in Latest Oconee County Arrest Report

The following information was gathered from Oconee County Jail booking reports: May 20 Rodney Dale Shuler, 39, of Watkinsville was charged with burglary in the first degree.

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Why Did Obama Insert Gay Marriage Into His Speech to a Black College?

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Fri May 10, 2013

Athens Banner-Herald

Bishop man gets 30 years for assaulting elderly woman

One year following an assault in which an elderly Oconee County woman lost her eye, a 23-year-old Bishop man received a 30-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty on Friday in Oconee County Superior Court.

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Fri Apr 26, 2013

Athens Banner-Herald

SCV group observes Confederate day at Oconee Hills

Confederate Memorial Day is observed as a state holiday in seven Southern states, but the states observe it on different days in late April.

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Sun Apr 21, 2013

Patch.com

Authorities Searching for 'Violent and Dangerous' Robbery Suspect

Authorities are searching for a man they say assaulted an Athens-Clarke County police officer with a vehicle during the robbery of BP Gas Station at 4000 Lexington Road on April 18.

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