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Local happenings and real estate news in the Athens, GA area including Watkinsville (Oconee County) GA
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There are so many activities in the Spring in Oconee County, Ga that it's hard to keep up with it all! First up this weekend is the 2011 Oconee Relay for Life held at the Oconee County High School track.  It begins tonight, April 29 at 6:30 and runs until 8:00 in the morning.  This is always a h...
04/29/2011
The Greenbriar Creek Christmas Tree Farm, owned by the Lee Family at Bishop, GA in Oconee Co. is now open for you to choose and cut your Christmas.  The Lee's have grown Christmas trees that have won awards at the Georgia National Fair held each year at Perry, GA.  For more information and direc...
11/27/2010
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While out bike riding in south Oconee County, GA, yesterday, we came across this turkey out on Colham Ferry Rd.  He looks all ready for Thanksgiving!
11/15/2010
The Annual OCAF (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Fall Wine Fest is Slated for Sunday, October 24 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm on the beautiful lawn at Ashford Manor B&B in downtown Watkinsville, GA.  Besides sampling a variety of wines, aditionally,  some 34of restaurants will have samples of their food...
10/22/2010
This year's Watkinsville Fall Festival will begin at 9:00 a.m. and run until 6:00 p.m. There will be all kinds of crafts, art, activities for children, farmer's market, food booths and bands to entertain all day. The festival is held just off Main Street behind the Eagle Tavern on Rocket Field. ...
10/13/2010
  Come on out to the Oconee Co. Library on Experiment Station Rd. in Watkinsville from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. to find out how to cut your energy bill. 
10/07/2010
The Athens Area Association of Realtors again presents the Family Fun Day at from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 P.m. on Saturday, October 2 at their office grounds on Meriweather Drive in Bogart.  There will be a lot of different activities for children and it's FREE!
09/29/2010
On my usual early Saturday morning bike ride, I leave my neighborhood, cutting through another neighborhood to avoid the all-too-busy Simonton Bridge Rd.  Just before going up the loooong hill, I see some neighborhood deer grazing in a yard.  (OK, you have to look hard here).   Riding through the...
08/21/2010
This is some of the produce from our garden.  This year we tried some asparagus beans, shown above.  They are climbers, and produce long, thin beans that taste, oddly, somewhat like asparagus!  So far I've steamed them with a little garlic & ginger.  They are also supposed to be good in stir-fry...
07/03/2010
  There 's a whole lot goin' on in Watkinsville over the 4th of July weekend! If you're in town on Friday, you'll want to start out by going to lunch at Miss Gail's as it is Fish Friday with fried fish and all the trimmings.  (Do keep in mind that she'll be closed on Saturday and Monday because ...
06/30/2010
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Local happenings and real estate news in the Athens, GA area, especially in Watkinsville (Oconee County) GA