Learn How to Compost and Draw Comics This Week in Oconee County

A peek at the weather

The work week in Oconee County starts out with mainly sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s with a 20 percent chance of a scattered shower.

By Wednesday and Thursday, the chance of rain increases to 50 percent and high temperatures will slide into the mid 80s.  See the Weather Channel's 5 day forecast here.

Government meetings

The Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Management Board meets on Tuesday, July 30, at the government building in Walton County at 1 p.m. Click here to view the agenda.

Also on July 30, the Oconee County Board of Commissioners holds its agenda-setting meeting at 7 p.m. at the courthouse.   Commissioners will discuss contracts for the Board of Elections to conduct elections for the municipalities of Bishop, North High Shoals, and Watkinsville.  See the complete draft of the agenda. And don't miss the latest blog post, Oconee County Commissioners Set To Replace Farmland Protection Selection Committee, by Lee Becker of Oconee County Observations. 

Some events happening this week

• Monday - Learn to Compost at the Oconee County Library
• Tuesday - Back to School Fun & Stories! at the Bogart Library
• Wednesday - Learn to draw a comic at both libraries! (For teens)
• Thursday - Tease blow dry bar grand opening in nearby Athens
• Saturday -  Fox's Pizza Den of Oconee 6th anniversary 100 pizza giveaway!
  
• Sunday - Studio Dance Academy Open House

Click here to add an event to our calendar board. 

Additional info 

Planning to dine out this week? Read over the latest restaurant inspections. 

Job hunting? Check out our roundup here.

Did we miss something? Tell us in the comments section below.