Oconee County Commissioners meet this evening, 6 o’clock at the courthouse in Watkinsville: the Commission is expected to take up a proposal for a Publix Grocery Store development for Mars Hill Road near the Oconee Connector. The Oconee County Planning Commission has recommended that the rezone request be denied.

This is more bicycle talk on tap for today in Athens: the Athens in Motion Commission, which is working to enhance pedestrian and bicycle traffic in Athens, meets at 4 o’clock this afternoon in the Government Building on Dougherty Street.

The Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority meets this morning: the Authority session is set for 9:30 at Authority offices on Research Drive in Athens.

Oconee County Commissioners are looking to fill a vacancy on the Oconee County Board of Tax Assessors: the deadline to apply is February 16.

There is a government office closure in Winder: Barrow County’s Probate Court office is closed for the rest of the week.

Plans for the renovation and the reopening of Beaverdam Elementary School got a Monday afternoon hearing in Elberton: the Beaverdam Elementary proposal is part of the five-year local facility plan that was discussed in this week’s meeting of the Elbert County School Board.

The Franklin County School Board is talking about a plan to move Royston Elementary School to property in Franklin Springs.

A mask mandate takes effect today in Gwinnett County: face coverings are now required in all government buildings in Gwinnett.

There are lawsuits in DeKalb County, where former school officials in Decatur are suing over pay and compensation.

School bus drivers in Atlanta are calling on school officials in Atlanta to enforce mask mandates for students on buses.

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