Miss Vinnie vs. Wendell Dawson
Where do you fall on this battle, intrepid reader?
I tread the middle ground carefully. Miss Vinnie Williams is the publisher of the Oconee Enterprise newspaper, and Wendell Dawson is the former Board of Commissioners chairman in Oconee County. These two local icons can not stand one and other.
The roots of their disagreement are arcane and obscure, compounded by ego and hubris, not to mention the lack of humility and apology on both sides. A friend called them the masters of half reporting. I have had my differences with both people and also worked well with them over the nearly two decades I have had some sort of Oconee connection.
They have more in common then either would care to admit. I hope they can work out their differences and reconcile before they leave this mortal coil. But I do not think that is going to happen. Both are fiercely proud, perhaps to their detriment ultimately. Perhaps they could co-host a charity tiddlywinks tournament to determine who will prevail.
This much is obvious: Dawson does everything he can to criticize current BOC chair G. Melvin Davis, who came to the G.O.P. nomination without opposition six years ago after the purging of Charlie Hoag from the ticket. I do not know Charlie very well, but I think his wife Robin Hoag, former Mayor of Bogart, would make an excellent candidate for the chair of the Board of Commissioners. That is probably the kiss of death for any political future she may have had.
Williams will continue to write her hilarious gossip column to the delight of some and the gnashing of teeth by most she casually mentions. She does perform somewhat of a community service by constantly keeping people worried she might get something accurately articulated. I enjoy reading the Oconee Enterprise for the unintentional comedic entertainment factor
I tread the middle ground carefully. Miss Vinnie Williams is the publisher of the Oconee Enterprise newspaper, and Wendell Dawson is the former Board of Commissioners chairman in Oconee County. These two local icons can not stand one and other.
The roots of their disagreement are arcane and obscure, compounded by ego and hubris, not to mention the lack of humility and apology on both sides. A friend called them the masters of half reporting. I have had my differences with both people and also worked well with them over the nearly two decades I have had some sort of Oconee connection.
They have more in common then either would care to admit. I hope they can work out their differences and reconcile before they leave this mortal coil. But I do not think that is going to happen. Both are fiercely proud, perhaps to their detriment ultimately. Perhaps they could co-host a charity tiddlywinks tournament to determine who will prevail.
This much is obvious: Dawson does everything he can to criticize current BOC chair G. Melvin Davis, who came to the G.O.P. nomination without opposition six years ago after the purging of Charlie Hoag from the ticket. I do not know Charlie very well, but I think his wife Robin Hoag, former Mayor of Bogart, would make an excellent candidate for the chair of the Board of Commissioners. That is probably the kiss of death for any political future she may have had.
Williams will continue to write her hilarious gossip column to the delight of some and the gnashing of teeth by most she casually mentions. She does perform somewhat of a community service by constantly keeping people worried she might get something accurately articulated. I enjoy reading the Oconee Enterprise for the unintentional comedic entertainment factor
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