Podcasts about Oconee

It's funny how fast time moves. Four years ago, almost to the day, I sat down to record the very first episode of Lure of the Lake. At the time, I didn't know if anyone would listen, whether I'd figure out what I was doing… or whether I was just a guy with a microphone and a high confidence level! Fittingly, my very first guest was Deano Cantrell from Freedom Boat Club of Lake Oconee. Well, four years later, both the podcast and Freedom Boat Club have grown significantly! Since that first episode, we've watched Lake Country continue to grow, boating explode in popularity, and Freedom Boat Club become a huge part of the lake lifestyle for so many people here at Oconee. And now, Deano is preparing for another big chapter — expanding operations into Lake Sinclair. So today's episode is part reunion, part celebration, and part look ahead at what's next. We'll talk about how boating has changed over the last few years, crazy things that happen around docks when you hand people the keys to a boat, why the boat club concept keeps growing, and what the boat club's expansion into Sinclair means for local boaters! And along the way, we may also reflect on how things have changed and evolved around here. One thing's for sure, Deano and I have become and remain close friends and we both look forward to the next 4 years! So whether you're a longtime listener, a boating enthusiast, or just someone who loves hearing how local businesses evolve and grow, this is going to be a fun one! Guest: Deano Cantrell Website: https://info.freedomboatclub.com/dp/LakeOconee Sponsors: Tim Broyles State Farm Insurance https://mydowntownagency.com/ Lake Oconee Family Fitness & Fero Fit https://loffc.net/ Second Chance Boutique https://colinc.org/second-chance-boutique/

TEACH US, part 7  - LIVE from the Oconee CampusThe disciples experienced life-on-life discipleship with Jesus for three years. Not only did he teach them with his words, but he modeled for them how to live out a Christ-centered life. This series, TEACH US, helps us learn practical ways to live out the foundations of the Christian faith.

Duke Energy operates 11 nuclear units across six sites in the Carolinas — a fleet that produces more than half of the region's electricity year in and year out. In 2025, that fleet posted its best capacity factor on record, north of 97%. In this episode of The POWER Podcast, Steven Capps, Duke Energy's senior vice president and chief nuclear officer, walks through what's behind that performance and what comes next. Capps frames Duke Energy's nuclear strategy as "today, tomorrow, and the future," and the conversation moves through all three. Topics covered: • How Duke Energy pushed its fleet capacity factor above 97% in 2025, and the role of risk management alongside maintenance and capital investment. • The subsequent license renewal program now extending Oconee and Robinson to 80-year operating lives, with Brunswick next in line and the rest of the fleet to follow. • Capacity uprates underway at McGuire and Catawba that, combined with measurement-uncertainty-recapture work at Oconee and Brunswick, will deliver roughly 300 MW of additional nuclear capacity — what Capps describes as "the equivalent of a small modular reactor." • The mechanical reality of an uprate: increased thermal megawatt ratings, more highly enriched fuel, and the secondary-side components — feedwater heaters, moisture separator reheaters, large pumps and motors — that have to be replaced to accommodate the change. • Duke Energy's decision-making framework for new nuclear, tentatively reflected in the integrated resource plan in 2037, and why economics, not technology choice, is the gating factor. • Career advice for engineers considering nuclear, from someone who has held more than 10 different roles across his own engineering career. Capps grew up about 10 miles from Oconee Nuclear Station, earned a mechanical engineering degree at Clemson, and joined Duke Energy after graduation. Twenty years at Oconee, a decade at McGuire, and most recently roles in Duke Energy's corporate organization have shaped his view of where the fleet — and the industry — go from here.

HOUR 4 13th- Topic: Autism NC claims increase; 14th- Topic: Trump & Iran; 15th- Topic: District 6 Restricting; Nalen Haley on X about SC 16th- Topic: Redistricting; GOP in Pickens; McMaster Pardon in Oconee

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 - The Charlie James Show HOUR 1 1st - Mcmaster will be calling a special session for Redistricting; Trump 2nd - Redistricting has exposed a lot of RINO's here in SC ex: Shane Massey GOP 3rd - Topic: Murdaugh Trial: Abortion stance; Shane Martin 4th - Topic: Shane Massey; Murdaugh conviction overturned HOUR 2 5th - Rep John Mccravy interview on Mcmaster Special Session 6th - Topic: McMaster Special Session on Redistricting 7th - Topic: McMaster special Session; 17 voted against; Trump Endorsement 8th - Topic: Redistricting; Topic: Autism Claims in NC 47k% increase HOUR 3 9th - GA Gov Brian Kemp called legislators back to session about Restricting 10th - White Liberal Democrats, craziest of all: Platner in Maine 11th - Topic; Red Truck Men ; 12th - Senate Resolution 526 has passed, motion to withhold Senate pay HOUR 4 13th- Topic: Autism NC claims increase; 14th- Topic: Trump & Iran; 15th- Topic: District 6 Restricting; Nalen Haley on X about SC 16th- Topic: Redistricting; GOP in Pickens; McMaster Pardon in Oconee

Flag football is growing fast across Georgia, and North Oconee is leading the way. The Titans cap their season with a state championship and a national top-five ranking. Head coach Nicole O'Mara joins the show to talk about building a program, growing the sport, and what comes next.

From busted weather models and snow anxiety to Southern chicken salad rules and a spicy political showdown, this episode covers it all.

Kris “KJ Allen” Kendrick   Oconee Communications is a Georgia-based radio and digital media company operating seven radio stations across eleven signals serving communities in North and Middle Georgia. Built on a belief in hyper-local, high-quality broadcasting, they focus on delivering relevant content that truly reflects the communities where its team lives and works. Through […]

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with our smallest “staff member” at The Oconee Enterprise, Mary Louise Prochaska, daughter of co-publishers Michael and Amanda Prochaska, to learn all about her favorite things! We hope you will join us again next year to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with former Sports Editor at The Oconee Enterprise, Justin Hubbard, about his experience at the Tupelo Two Elvis Tribute Artist Show at the Oconee County Civic Center on November 22. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with President and Founder of Stearns Retirement Group, Dave Stearns, about how he got into retirement planning and what he wants people to know about planning for retirement. You can find more information on Stearns Retirement Group at www.stearnsretirementgroup.com. For a free consultation, call Stearns Retirement Group at 706-769-3346 or 888-769-3346 and tell them you listened to this episode. Dave's podcast, “The Retirement Income Show with Dave Stearns” can be found at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-retirement-income-show-with-dave-stearns/id1718937774 We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

The thirty-first episode of “Oconee's Own” is available now on all podcast platforms! In this special episode, we speak with some of the staff at The Oconee Enterprise about what they are grateful for this Holiday Season. You can find this week's episode at the link in our bio. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with the Founder of the Ashton Hope Keegan Foundation, Kim Keegan, about how the Foundation began, what the Foundation does and their upcoming campaigns. From now until December 17, people can select tags from the Foundation's Angel Trees at Orange Theory and Club Pilates at Beechwood, as well as The Mark. The Foundation will have a birthday celebration for Ashton at Small Cakes on January 24th. You can find the Ashton Hope Keegan Foundation at https://ashtonhopekeeganfoundation.org/. You can email Kim at ashtonhopekeeganfoundation@gmail.com or call her at 660-233-2512. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to the special Veterans Day episode of Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. Today and always, we honor the service of our Veterans and thank them for their sacrifice. In this episode, we speak with Air Force Colonel Ed Keegan about his service. You can find the Ashton Hope Keegan Foundation at https://ashtonhopekeeganfoundation.org/. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Round one of the Georgia high school football playoffs is here, and the Game of the Week sends Colquitt County to Mill Creek. Josh Lovelady, Tyler Aurandt, and Sean Calhoun join to break down momentum, matchups, and the little details that decide November football. We cover travel operations, film study, bye week rhythm, and why field position and patience still win in Georgia.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with the Area Churches Together Serving Co-Chairman Randy Dawson about what they do, their donation needs, how ACTS works and more. You can find their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/ACTSOconee/. The ACTS Distribution Center is located at 130 East Thompson Street, Bogart, Georgia. The distribution center is open to serve clients and accept donations every Tuesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Their Can-a-thon with Oconee County Schools starts on November 3 and ends on November 14. ACTS will sort Can-a-thon donations on November 21. Their Thanksgiving distribution day will be November 18 and they will be closed on November 28 following Thanksgiving. They will be accepting toy donations to be distributed on December 5. Their Christmas food distribution will be on December 19. ACTS will be closed on December 26 and January 2. To contact ACTS distribution center, call (770) 725-2330 or email Randy at randyd@uga.edu. Monetary contributions to ACTS can be sent to the attention of ACTS Treasurer at P.O. Box 638 in Watkinsville, Georgia 30677. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with the Oconee County Board of Elections and Registration Chairman Jay Hanley about the new consolidated precincts in the county to get you prepared for Election Day on November 4. You can find the Board of Elections and Registration website at https://www.oconeecountyga.gov/1463/Elections-Registration and you can check your voter registration at https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ Our publication can be found at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

ESPLOST is on the ballot.More news from the Bishop election.Our new issue of Oconee the Magazine is here.Subscribe online at ⁠OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with the Oconee County Library Branch Manager James Mitchell about what his role entails and how people can get involved. You can find the Oconee County Library website at https://athenslibrary.org/location/oconee/ You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we chat with Elvis Tribute Artists Brooke Wright and Liam Hewitt about what they do and their upcoming show at the Oconee County Civic Center on November 22, 2025. You can find Liam's website at https://www.liamsingselvis.com/, YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/pnxvu-OvdMI?feature=shared and TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@liamsingselvis?_t=ZT-90WLQG2WvjZ&_r=1. You can find Brooke's website at https://brookewrighteta.com/home and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/people/Brooke-Wright-ETA/100030791481309/#. You can purchase tickets to the show at https://liamhewittentertainment1.ticketspice.com/the-tupelo-two. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we chat with Oconee County High School student Marin Torres, the Editor-in-Chief of The Oconee Tapestry. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com and The Oconee Tapestry interest form at https://gformsapp.com/f/1JGH9VtRkXlaxdW1w2xc9QmtsHI_LXzk7PUbq2_9zRvs/en We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast questions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Carrie Shepherd, the mother of Our Local Hero Henry Shepherd, a Childhood Cancer Survivor, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com and CURE at www.curechildhoodcancer.org We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Russell of Russell Orthodontics & docaligners Studio, to learn more about his new Watkinsville office, how he got into orthodontics and all-things Invisalign! You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com and. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions for Dr. Russell, you can contact his office at (706) 549-0110. You can find their website at https://russell-orthodontics.com/. For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Brent Leach, aka “Jack's Dad” of Jack's Cheesecake, to learn more about his family, how their business has grown over the years and where they hope to be in the future. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com and. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions for Brent, you can contact him at jackscheesecakellc@gmail.com and (706) 510-8818. You can find their website at https://www.jackscheesecake.com/ and their Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/p/Jacks-Cheesecake-61563161781423/ For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast commercials or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we chat with The Oconee Enterprise's Student Intern Micah Taylor to learn more about him and how he ended up at The Oconee Enterprise. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions for Micah, you can email him at micah@oconeeenterprise.com For questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we chat with Realtor Allen Seigler to learn more about the current real estate market and The Seigler Group. You can find more information about The Seigler Group at theseiglergroup.com. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Polias Founder Dave Mulkey to answer all of your questions about his plans for the former Bell's location and his upcoming projects along Highway 441. You can find more information about his projects at polias.co. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Oconee County Emergency Management Agency Director C.J. Worden to learn more about what his job entails and how he prepares the county for an emergency. You can find more information about Oconee County EMA and sign up for CodeRED safety and weather alerts at https://www.oconeecountyga.gov/158/Emergency-Management. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with Simply Admissions CEO and Educational Consultant, Lee Allen, to discuss how they help students during the college admissions process and the packages they offer. You can find their website at www.simplyadmissions.com. To contact Lee Allen, email lallen@simplyadmissions.com. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Athens Parent Wellbeing and reBlossom Parent & Child Shop Executive Director and Founder Monira Silk and Donor Relations and Well Being Advocate Leah Trotter, to learn about their story and the services they offer. You can find their website at athensparentwellbeing.org, on Instagram at @athensparentwellbeing and @reblossom and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/athensparentwellbeing and https://www.facebook.com/ReBlossomAthens. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com.

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with the University of Georgia Digital Projects Archivist, Donnie Summerlin, also known as “The Newspaper Guy” to learn about what his job entails and how he is archiving The Oconee Enterprise. To contact Donnie, email donsum@uga.edu. You can find our archived newspapers at https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/ and our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. We hope you will join us each Tuesday to learn more about Oconee's own community members. If you have any questions about sponsoring an episode, podcast advertisements or general podcast suggestions, please email Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we speak with Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist, Melissa Smith, who founded New View Integrative Pediatrics in Watkinsville. To contact New View, call (762) 234-5900 or visit https://www.newviewpediatrics.com. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any advertising, sponsored episode or general podcast questions and suggestions to ⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we chat with Oconee County natives Chris Mobley and Hunter Grayson about all things Oconee County! Chris can be found on Facebook at @chris.mobley and Instagram at @christopher_mobley430. Hunter can be found on Facebook and Instagram at @HunterGraysonMusic. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any advertising, sponsored episode or general podcast questions and suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Photographer, TV Producer and Professor, Chris Greer, to learn more about his TV Show “View Finders,” what inspires him and how he got to this point. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. To subscribe to our free, weekly newsletter “The OE Newsletter,” visit https://theoenews.substack.com/ Please email any advertising, sponsored episode or general podcast questions and suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Chambers from Urgent Care of Oconee to learn more about what they do and what led him to urgent care. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any advertising, sponsored episode or general podcast questions and suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. To learn more about Urgent Care of Oconee, visit https://urgentcareofoconee.com/

Bishop has a proposed budget.Oconee's Own features our first community guest.An OCHS cheerleader is continuing her career.Subscribe online at ⁠OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this episode, we sit down with Oconee County Sheriff James Hale to learn more about his upbringing in Oconee County, his career and his favorite music. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any advertising, sponsored episode or general podcast questions and suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. 

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. In this special Father's Day episode, Community Engagement Director and Podcast Host Caitlin Farmer interviews her Father, Shawn Farmer, where he discusses music, podcasting, his career, how their family ended up in Oconee County and Georgia Football. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any advertising, sponsored episode or general podcast questions and suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. You can find Shawn's podcast, “Re-Vinyl” at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-vinyl/id1747597217

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This week's episode features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Community Engagement Director and Podcast Host Caitlin Farmer, where she discusses how her roles at The OE have changed, what she's been working on in her role and her favorite restaurants in Oconee County. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for Caitlin and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠. To fill out the Google Form from The OE's Community Listening Session, visit https://forms.gle/kEUHZc3HxvPc2GtK8.  

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This week's episode features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Graphic Designer George Windate, where he reflects on his career, what he enjoys outside of work and why he loves his job. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for George and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠ 

A former Oconee County Schools substitute was arrested in Gwinnett for simple battery and felony child cruelty. Two parents say he exhibited similar behavior while in Oconee.The OE is hosting a listening session June 5.North Oconee Girls Golf took their 5th straight state title.Subscribe online at ⁠OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This week's episode features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Marketing Coordinator Avery Moon, where she shares insight on what her role is, why she loves it and how she stays busy outside of work. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for Avery to Avery@OconeeEnterprise.com and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

The Rev John Andrew chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution dedicated Patriot Memorial Plaza.A new community service organization called “Community Works, Oconee,” will hold a public meeting Wednesday, May 28 from 6-7:30 p.m. for community members to discuss what qualities they want in the next Oconee County Schools superintendent.We get the privilege of celebrating not one but two Oconee County High School championship teams.Subscribe online at ⁠OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This week's episode features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Reporter Nathalee Simoneau, where she shares insight on what her experience as a local news reporter has been like, what she has learned and is continuing to learn, her well-known car and her favorite things to do in her free time. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for Nathalee to News@OconeeEnterprise.com and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This week's episode features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Sports Editor Stuart Steele, where he shares insight on his role at The OE and how he got involved in sports journalism. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for Stuart to SportsEditor@OconeeEnterprise.com and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This week's episode  features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Co-Publisher and Editor Michael Prochaska, where he shares insight on his role at The OE and his interests outside of journalism. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for Michael to Editor@OconeeEnterprise.com and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Robert Harris was recently honored by Oconee County Schools.Bret Huett Country Financial has opened their new location.Local teams are in the running for the state championship.Oconee's Own has launched their first episode!Subscribe online at ⁠OconeeEnterprise.com⁠

Welcome to Oconee's Own, a podcast production of The Oconee Enterprise. This first full episode Oconee's Own features an interview with The Oconee Enterprise Co-Publisher Amanda Prochaska, where she shares insight on her role and how she stays busy outside of work. You can find our publication at OconeeEnterprise.com. Please email any questions for Amanda to Amanda@OconeeEnterprise.com and any podcast questions or suggestions to ⁠⁠Podcast@OconeeEnterprise.com

On the Tuesday March 11th edition of Georgia Today: The months long search for an Atlanta teacher ends when his body is found in Lake Oconee; Atlanta residents gather to celebrate the opening of a new bike lane in the city; and Delta Air Lines lowers its first quarter earnings and revenue outlook for this year, amid growing economic uncertainty. 

President Donald Trump and the CEO of TSMC announced a historic $100 billion investment in semiconductor plants in Arizona, marking the largest foreign investment in U.S. history. At the press conference, Trump also reaffirmed his commitment to a quick end to the Ukraine war and confirmed that new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China will begin Tuesday.The Senate is currently voting on the confirmation of Linda McMahon as the next secretary of education. Meanwhile, with government funding expiring in less than two weeks, Democratic lawmakers are threatening Republicans with a government shutdown if the Trump administration continues what they see as the withholding of congressionally approved funds.Wildfires continue to rage across South Carolina, with 175 fires scorching over 4,200 acres statewide. Fire crews are battling blazes in multiple counties, including Horry, Spartanburg, Union, Oconee, and Pickens. On Sunday, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency as fires swept through the Carolinas and Georgia, threatening homes and forcing evacuations.