County Contacts & Community

Oconee County Administrative Office
7635 Macon Highway, Watkinsville, GA 30677

Oconee County Courthouse
23 N Main Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677

  • Board of Commissioners – (706) 769-5120
  • Board of Elections – (706) 769-3958
  • Clerk of Courts – (706) 769-3940
  • Code Enforcement/Building Permits – (706) 769-3907
  • District Attorney – (706) 769-3954
  • Human Resources – (706) 769-3938
  • Magistrate Court – (706) 769-2948
  • Planning Department – (706) 769-3910
  • Probate Office – (706) 769-3936
  • Tax Assessor Office – (706) 769-3921
  • Tax Commissioner – (706) 769-3917
  • Fire Chief and EMA Director (non-emergency) – (706) 769-3975
  • Public Works (roads, sanitation, street lights) – (706) 769-2937
  • Senior Center – (706) 769-3979
  • Utility Department (for water/sewer service) – (706) 769-3960

To establish Electrical Service

  • Georgia Power – 1-888-660-5890
  • Walton EMC – (706) 769-5622

Other Government Phone Numbers

  • Animal Control – (706) 769-3956
  • Board of Education – (706) 769-5130
  • City of Watkinsville – (706) 769-5161
  • City of Bogart – (770) 725-7386
  • City of North High Shoals – (706) 769-4289
  • Civic Center – (706) 769-3902
  • County Extension Office – (706) 769-3946
  • Eagle Tavern – (706) 769-5197
  • Head Start – (770) 725-1574
  • Health Department – (706) 769-3983
  • Library (Bogart) – (770) 725-9443
  • Library (Watkinsville) – (706) 3950
  • Parks and Recreation – (706) 769-3965
  • Police, Watkinsville (non-emergency) – (706) 769-7891
  • Sheriff’s Office (non-emergency) – (706) 769-5665
  • Georgia Department of Revenue (Watkinsville Location) - (706) 389-6946

Formed in 1875 from a section of Clarke County, Oconee County was named for the river flowing along part of its eastern border. Comprised of 186 square miles, Oconee County includes the incorporated towns of Watkinsville (the county seat), as well as Bishop (est. 1890), Bogart (est. 1869), and North High Shoals (est. 1933).

What you will find in Oconee County is an inviting business and family-friendly environment. Businesses of all sizes call Oconee County home whether they are large manufacturing facilities such at Caterpillar with over 1,500 employees, or small home-based businesses with just 1 employee.



Quality of Life is an expression that is often used to define the cultural, geographic, historical, educational and economic distinctiveness of a community. The best adjective to describe Oconee County's Quality of Life is abundance.


Are there serene countrysides, great shopping opportunities, a thriving artistic community, high-tech and successful legacy businesses, superior public and private educational opportunities from pre-K through graduate levels, public recreational emphasis, historical landmarks, and the kind of caring people that make neighborhoods and subdivisions real homes? Absolutely yes, in abundance!

Oconee Area Resource Council

The Oconee Area Resource Council (OARC) is a non-profit organization that serves as the local decision-making body for the Georgia Family Connection. OARC oversees a mentoring program which saw 96 volunteers mentoring 100 children during the 2017-2018 year. OARC also oversees the Food for Kids Program and the Summer Food for Kids Program and operates a food pantry at their location in Watkinsville.


Oconee County Resource Council

1800 Hog Mountain Rd, Building 800, Suite 103

Watkinsville, GA 30677 

(706) 769-4974

www.oconeeconnection.org/


A mentor can make a positive difference in a child's life. OARC recruits and trains caring adults who enjoy working with children, respect the challenges of growing up and want to make a positive difference in a child's life. Volunteers are trained, matched and spend time mentoring students in Oconee County Schools K-12. 


Typically, a mentor will spend a school lunch hour each week with their child. The individual attention and encouragement they provide can be invaluable during their formative years.


If you want to mentor a child in Oconee County Schools, please call us at 706-769-4974, email us at [email protected] or download the Mentor Application.

Also, please download the Background Check.

School isn't just a place for learning... For some of our kids, it's also the most reliable source of food in their lives. The Oconee Food for Kids program was created to help bridge and even close the hunger gap for students in Oconee County Schools (OCS), by providing a bag of nutritious kid-friendly food to children who might not otherwise have enough to eat over the weekend. 


Please help us provide enough food for weekend meals and snacks for children identified as being "food insecure" by Oconee County School officials.

United Way of Northeast Georgia

1 Huntington Road, Suite 805, Athens, GA 30606

(706) 543-5254

www.unitedwaynega.org

United Way of Northeast Georgia

The United Way of Northeast Georgia works to improve education outcomes, economic opportunities, and access to health for all men, women, and children. They build capacity, facilitate partnerships, and invest back into the organizations who are working on the ground to address our communities most pressing needs to create a vibrant community for all.


United Way of Northeast Georgia’s 211 connects families with the community-based resources they need to thrive – resources that can put food on tables, sharpen and edit resumes, keep lights on or even provide clothes after a house fire so families can keep moving forward.


www.unitedwaynega.org/impact/211-2/

www.navigateresources.net/uwng/

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