Oconee County, GA Politics

More explanation here and here . The following is a letter from Terry Holley to Georgia State Democratic chair Jane Kidd. Dear Jane, This morning I had tried to send an email concerning qualifying, but my email was not cooperating. To bring you up to date, I waited until late yesterday to see how many people had qualified and decided that with three candidates running, it was not in the best interest of the Party or myself to enter this race. We had a window of opportunity immediately after Mr. Norwood’s passing and we blew it. Now, with some county committee’s endorsing a particular candidate, I have serious concerns as to why these counties are violating our bylaws and why our DPG officials have been waiting to give an interpretation on this. I certainly have informed our county chairs that I believe that this is a violation of our state party bylaws. I believe that you and I discussed this issue very early on which is why the state party would not give an endorsement. Competi...

For Immediate Release April 26, 2007 FFI Contact: Sylvia Wygoda Executive Director Georgia Commission on the Holocaust 404-433-4167 Secretary Handel Closes Qualifying for 10th Congressional District Special Election ATLANTA—Secretary of State Karen Handel closed qualifying for the 10th Congressional District today at noon. Ten candidates qualified and paid the qualifying fee of $4,950 for the special election to be held on Tuesday, June 19. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a run-off election will be held Tuesday, July 17. The following candidates qualified and will be placed on the ballot in alphabetical order: Paul Broun 1221 Knob Creek Dr. Athens, GA 30606 Party Affiliation: Republican Denise Freeman 1056 Freeman-Starks Dr. Tignall, GA 30668 Party Affiliation: Democrat Bill Greene 2431 Sahale Falls Ct. Braselton, GA 30517 Party Affiliation: Republican James Marlow 1153 Apalachee Dr. Lincolnton, GA 30817 Party Affiliation: Democrat Mark Myers 6419 Centerville ...

Looks like some candidates could not find the money to run. We still have 10 candidates to choose from on both sides of the political spectrum. Wonder what happened to Terry Holley?

Looks like the local G.O.P. big wig will be on trial after all

George McGovern: Cheney is wrong about me, wrong about war (from the LA Times) The 1972 presidential nominee strikes back at the vice president for comparing today's Democrats to the McGovern platform. By George S. McGovern, GEORGE S. MCGOVERN, a former U.S. senator from South Dakota, was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972. April 24, 2007 VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney recently attacked my 1972 presidential platform and contended that today's Democratic Party has reverted to the views I advocated in 1972. In a sense, this is a compliment, both to me and the Democratic Party. Cheney intended no such compliment. Instead, he twisted my views and those of my party beyond recognition. The city where the vice president spoke, Chicago, is sometimes dubbed "the Windy City." Cheney converted the chilly wind of Chicago into hot air. Cheney said that today's Democrats have adopted my platform from the 1972 presidential race and that, in doing so, they will raise taxes....

Citizens for Oconee's Future, Inc. P. O. Box 1301 Watkinsville, GA 30677 Once again the Board of Commissioners will consider a rezone that will encroach on residential and agricultural areas. This rezone is along Daniels Bridge Road. Folks in Tanglebrook, Windy Creek, Northwest Woods and the Farmington area as well as several other neighborhoods are unfortunately all too familiar with this scenario. The Planning Commission recommended approval of this proposal, at its last meeting and the BOC will consider it at its next meeting on May 1. Following is the text of a message from Lee Becker with more information about the rezone and the Planning Commission hearing. Come to the May 1 hearing and support the folks along Daniels Bridge Road. If you live in a neighborhood where this has not happened, you are lucky, but your time is coming. If you have already experienced it you know it takes a lot of citizen input to be heard. Charlie Baugh Dear Neighbors: The Planning Commission ...