‘Miracles happen’: Volunteers join robust search effort for missing Atlanta teacher on Lake Oconee
On Friday, dozens of volunteers joined sheriff’s deputies and crews from the Department of Natural Resources to try and locate the body of Gary Jones, an Atlanta teacher, who went missing on Lake Oconee Saturday,
Cadaver dog assisting with search for coach at Lake Oconee
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. - The search at Lake Oconee for a missing coach from a private school in Atlanta has entered its seventh day. Searchers are trying to locate 50-year-old Gary Jones, who went missing after going out on the lake with his fiancée, Spelman College senior mathematics instructor Joycelyn Wilson.
Lake Oconee search for Westminster coach enters 7th day after shoes found in water
The Lake Oconee search for a missing Atlanta private school coach will enter its seventh day Friday, as officials return to the central Georgia waters where an empty vessel was recovered last weekend.
Sheriff: ‘Other matters’ investigated amid Lake Oconee search for missing teacher
Putnam County’s sheriff said Friday that the investigation into a couple’s disappearance while boating on Lake Oconee has expanded. The search continued for missing metro Atlanta teacher Gary Jones. He has not been seen since going out on the water Saturday with his fiancée Joycelyn Wilson,
Search resumes for missing coach at Lake Oconee amid death investigation
The search has resumed for a missing man at Lake Oconee after stormy weather severely hindered search efforts on Wednesday.
New details emerge as sheriff calls Lake Oconee search for missing Atlanta man ‘unprecedented’
Authorities plan to deploy a cadaver dog Friday as the search expands for Gary Jones, nearly a week after he and his fiancée are believed to have fallen overboard.
Cadaver dog assisting with Lake Oconee search for Westminster coach
The Lake Oconee search for a missing Atlanta private school coach ramped up Friday with help from at least one cadaver dog.
Search continues on Lake Oconee for beloved coach
Search crews are on Lake Oconee in hopes of finding the body of beloved Coach Gary Jones. He's presumed dead after search crews pulled his fiancé’s body out of the lake over the weekend. The sheriff remains steadfast this fatal incident is not a simple accident.
Search for missing boater continues on Lake Oconee
The Putnam County sheriff says Gary Jones and his fiance, Spelman instructor Joycelyn Wilson were last seen on Saturday. Her body has since been found.
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Search underway for 'armed and dangerous' suspect in deadly Oconee County hit-and-run
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in the search for the suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run ...
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Oconee County
The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in Westlake last month. The ...
Former Oconee deputy fired and charged with misconduct is released from jail on bond
Investigators suspect Justin Alan Pelfrey, 36, used surveillance for personal gain in Pickens County and unlawfully accessed ...
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Gun found on student at Oconee County, South Carolina, school this morning, district says
A gun was found on a student at Walhalla High School in Oconee County, South Carolina, on Wednesday morning. The district ...
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Oconee County Schools receives national honor from Niche. Here's where it ranks in the U.S.
Oconee County was named the No. 1 county in the U.S. for its public schools, according to Niche in 2024. "This ...
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Oconee murder suspect apprehended in North Georgia
An Oconee County murder suspect has been apprehended about 60 miles away. 43 year old, William Barney Drummond of Westminster ...
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Troopers release picture of vehicle involved in deadly hit-and-run in Oconee County, South Carolina
The South Carolina Highway Patrol has released a picture of the vehicle troopers say hit and killed a man in Oconee County, ...
Oconee Blotter: Teen allegedly intimidates grandmother, empties her $80,000 bank account
A 47-year-old Oconee man reported he had slowed to turn onto Meriweather Drive, when his vehicle was rearended by a Ford ...