New Oconee Grand Jury to take their seats today

From a pool of about 50 Oconeeans, the 2019 county grand jury is being formed today. The grand jury will number 18 county residents and six holdover members. The main duty of the jurors is to return criminal indictments, or in certain cases, return no bills to General Sessions court terms. Clerk of Court Beverly Whitfield says, in keeping with a tradition from many years ago, the county grand jury still retains the authority to open investigations into matters of concern.