Oconee County, GA Politics

 Watkinsville received an early Saturday morning wake up call before the supposed Grand Opening of Oconee County Farmers Market even set up with the inaugural Tour d'Oconee bringing bunches of bicyclists to Oconee County with cars coming from Norcross and LaGrange and other areas all over Georgia. Volunteers from the Democratic Party of Oconee greeted the cars as they came down 441 and State Route 53 and directed them to park behind the Oconee County Courthouse, the Virginia Wells Building and Ashford Memorial Church. Husband and wife combination including vice chair Ann Stoneburner and Robert Wyatt were positioned at opposite ends of the continuum from Experiment Station Road to Harden Hill Road, pointing the arriving throng to the awaiting parking lots. Pat Adams and chair Dan Matthews dealt with folks coming from behind the courthouse parking lots and pointing them down Third Street past Eagle Tavern to find their pre-race packet. We met lots of really nice people from all

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If you want to see how the sausage is made... From: LuAnn Brown cicada@careersthatfit.com Date: May 6, 2011 3:32:23 AM EDT To: friends@careersthatfit.com Subject: Georgia Redistricting Alliance Town Hall Meeting Hi folks -- Would you please pass this on to everyone you think will be interested.  More information is on the attached document. Thanks! LAB ******************* We invite you to join the Georgia Redistricting Alliance for Redistricting: The Community Event When: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 5:30 - 7 p.m. Where: Athens-Clarke County Library 2025 Baxter Street Athens, GA 30606 706-613-3650 What: Learn what redistricting in Georgia means to you with Q&A session, and get prepared for the Georgia House and Senate Joint Redistricting Hearing in Athens on May 16 (at the Seney-Stoval Chapel on Milledge from 5 to 7 p.m.). For Further Details: Contact William Perry, Common Cause Georgia, 404-524-4598 or wperry@commoncause.org LuAnn Brown Careers that Fi

Tune in this new radio show premiere next Saturday on NewsTalk 1340 WGAU AM on your dial From: Pat Priest ppriest@charter.net Date: May 5, 2011 8:31:25 PM EDT To: dan matthews danjmatt@bellsouth.net Subject: New radio show in Athens Finally we have the press together for the new radio show on WGAU. Here's the press release below. Neal had this to say for your blog if you'd like to use it: "This show is an extension, I think, of the neat things the Oconee Democrats have been doing to inform people about issues and help them develop a sense of place." See you Saturday! Pat ------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "True South" A new weekly, hour-long show debuts May 14th on radio station WGAU Saturdays from 10 – 11 AM on 1340 AM For more information, contact Pat Priest ppriest@charter.net 706/353-8310 A new local radio program showcasing timely stories in state and national politics and culture with a southern sensibility

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I would strongly suggest avoiding left turns at all costs this afternoon Woven brightly,  Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Advisory Message: no deputies are available for school crossings From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:48:33 +0000 Hi Dan Matthews, Advisory Message has been issued by the Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office. Thursday May 5, 2011 1:48 PM EDT no deputies are available for school crossings For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4687271/?sub_id=496910 . Contact Information: Lee Weems Oconee County Sheriff's Office 706-769-3945 lweems@oconeesheriff.org

Go dogs, sic'em, woof woof woof Woven brightly,  Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Alert Message: Suspect crashed a stolen truck then fled. K9s searching From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:38:45 +0000 Hi Dan Matthews, Alert Message has been issued by the Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office. Thursday May 5, 2011 1:38 PM EDT Suspect crashed a stolen truck then fled. K9s searching For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4687265/?sub_id=496910 . Contact Information: Scott Berry Command 706-769-3945 sberry@oconeesheriff.org

Sounds like about half of Gainesville State College Oconee Campus student populace, but he is a sure bit uglier than most folks. Call 9-1-1 immediately if you see this scoundrel hoping yard to yard or on the roads. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Alert Message: suspect is white male with short hair and black shirt From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:35:42 +0000 Hi Dan Matthews, Alert Message has been issued by the Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office. Thursday May 5, 2011 1:35 PM EDT suspect is white male with short hair and black shirt For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4687262/?sub_id=496910 . Contact Information: Lee Weems Oconee County Sheriff's Office 706-769-3945 lweems@oconeesheriff.org owered by . © 2011 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Telelphone robo calls have gone out to OCHS parents from Principal Mark Channell saying the buses are going to be late and traffic is going to be treacherous around Highway 316 and the Oconee Connector Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Advisory Message: oconee connector is closed due to wreck. no traffic south on connector From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:34:32 +0000 Hi Dan Matthews, Advisory Message has been issued by the Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office. Thursday May 5, 2011 1:34 PM EDT oconee connector is closed due to wreck. no traffic south on connector For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4687261/?sub_id=496910 . Contact Information: Lee Weems Oconee County Sheriff's Office 706-769-3945 lweems@oconeesheriff.org

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At the corner of White Street and Thrasher Drive there is a water main break.  The Oconee County Utility Department is in the process of repairing.  Please avoid this area today if at all possible.  Thank you.   Julie A. Sanders, CMC City of Watkinsville 191 VFW Drive P. O. Box 27 Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 706-769-5161 (office) 706-769-4760 (fax) jsanders@cityofwatkinsville.com

I am happy to know we have a world class bicyclist here in sleepy little Watkinsville. Now come help us this Saturday morning at the Tour D'Oconee and the Watkinsville garbage clean up. Mancebo, Hughes top NRC standings after recent races

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If the Celtics and Heat can sing together for America, I think Republicans and Democratic folks can co-exist peacefully

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Mr. Alexander also applied to be appointed to the Oconee County Board of Education recently as well The Oconee Enterprise > Latest Updates > Oconee County attorney enters race

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Oconee County Observations: Georgia Secretary of State Sets May Qualifying Dat... : "Party Labels Up for Grabs Secretary of State Brian Kemp today set May 16 to 18 as the qualifying dates for the special election for Georgia..."

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MEMO TO: MACORTS Policy Committee Members and Others FROM: Brad Griffin, Planning Director DATE: May 2, 2011 SUBJECT: Notice of MACORTS PC Meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Please note that the regularly scheduled MACORTS Policy Committee Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Commission Chambers of the Oconee County Courthouse located at 23 North Main Street in Watkinsville. The main items of business are in the attached agenda. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Sherry McDuffie at (706) 613-3515. BAG/SFM Athens Planning Department 120 W. Dougherty Street Athens, Georgia 30633 706-613-3515 Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Regional Transportation Study (MACORTS) TENTATIVE AGENDA MACORTS Policy Committee Oconee County Courthouse Commission Chambers Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF APRIL 13, 2011 MEETING MINUTES III. REVIEW OF PUBLIC

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Please consider coming to see me speak with other area county chairs next Saturday From: Denise Ricks athensareademocrats@hotmail.com Date: May 2, 2011 7:10:53 AM EDT Subject: Athens Area Democrats - Speaker May 14th Good morning Gentlemen! I'm looking forward to seeing you on the 14th.  Please distribute this to your members. Thank you, Denise ATHENS AREA DEMOCRATS BREAKFAST SPEAKERS Dwight Acey - Barrow County Chair Bill Overend - Clarke County Chair Dan Matthews - Oconee County Chair Victor Gagliano - Oglethorpe County Chair SATURDAY, MAY 14th AT 9:00AM BRETT'S 3190 ATLANTA HIGHWAY * ATHENS, GA (in the Ingles shopping center – near Phil Hughes Honda) BRETT'S IS NOT NORMALLY OPEN FOR BREAKFAST. THEY OPEN AND PREPARE THE BREAKFAST JUST FOR OUR MEETING. THEREFORE, WE MUST GIVE THEM A REASONABLY CAREFUL NUMBER TO EXPECT.   IF YOU MAKE A RESERVATION, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PAY THE $10.    WE DO ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME JUST FOR THE PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THIS IS A BREAKFAS

Well written words from Louis Elroad of the Young Democrats of Georgia Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 09:35:50 -0400 From: jdr.ydg@gmail.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Let's move forward together. Let's move forward together. This e-mail was generated automatically by Young Democrats of Georgia Paid for by the Young Democrats of Georgia : P.O. Box 79188 , Atlanta , GA 30357 . Louis Elrod, President; Steven Golden, Executive Vice President; Kelli Persons, Treasurer. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.