Schools
Congratulations to the 2013-14 Oconee County Teachers of the Year
Honorees from each school were announced on Friday.

The following news release was posted to the Oconee County Schools' website on Aug. 30:
Oconee County Schools is pleased to recognize and congratulate the educators who were selected by their fellow faculty members as local school teachers of the year for 2013-14:
Susan Willis (Oconee County Primary); Matthew Lawing (Colham Ferry Elementary); Bess Carter (High Shoals Elementary); Laura Goulder (Malcom Bridge Elementary); Debra Newman (Oconee County Elementary); Yvonne Dixon (Rocky Branch Elementary); Beth Betz (Malcom Bridge Middle); Donna Gast (Oconee County Middle); Meg Jett (North Oconee High); and Lisa Ulmer (Oconee County High).Â
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The OCS teacher of the year will be named at a banquet sponsored by the Oconee County High Schools Alumni Association on September 19.
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