Oconee County, GA Politics

Graffiti tags near Elder Bridge causes letters to be written and photos to be taken. The following are letters from Angela Helwig and Bill Zorn that have been minimally edited. I am all for protecting Elder Mill Covered Bridge by all means necessary. Subject: RE: elder bridge EMERGENCY!!!! Mr. Zorn (and all), As Director of Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission, I receive e-mails from Keep America Beautiful regarding their various programs. One that I have mostly ignored is their "Graffiti Hurts" campaign. I see now that I was mistaken to believe that it would not be a problem here. Here is a link to the Graffiti Hurts website: http://www.graffitihurts.org/. It contains a lot of information including prevention, task force creation, best practices, etc. There have been grants available the past few years from KAB for this program. According to the KAB website, "In 2011, KAB expanded the national grants program and added one additio...

The Day Jobs: Upcoming Event: Drive-By Truckers Memorabilia Auct...

January 06, 2012

The Day Jobs: Upcoming Event: Drive-By Truckers Memorabilia Auct... : As the annual Drive-By Truckers ' three-night stand at the 40 Watt approaches (this will be the 7th year) , so does the annual DBT Memorabi...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Less Conservative Than Its Reputatio...

January 06, 2012

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Less Conservative Than Its Reputatio... : Not Tea Party Heaven Oconee County has a reputation as a bastion of conservative Republicanism. WGAU newsman Tim Bryant even referred to t...

Officials cut ribbon on Oconee Connector | Online Athens

January 06, 2012

Officials cut ribbon on Oconee Connector | Online Athens

Faculty ‘shocked’ by college merger plan

January 06, 2012

Faculty ‘shocked’ by college merger plan

Conservative group attacks Broun opponent | Online Athens

January 05, 2012

Conservative group attacks Broun opponent | Online Athens

Huckaby: Regents will approve college mergers | Online Athens

January 05, 2012

The Oconee County campus of Gainesville State College is run horribly both here and from afar in Hall County expensively and inefficiently (it has not been always) and without the least bit or regard for the needs of the students of the area. Instead of working with the University of Georgia in terms of classes and curriculum, it has suffered a lack of enrollment recently and shown a distinct inability to retain either faculty or staff. These are not opinions, they are facts. They have attempted to purchase their way into the local political arena with maximum contributions to the percieved incumbents or Good Ol' Boys without the slightest regard for fairness, compassion, or innovation. They have almost soured their relationship to the University of Georgia, and could have done what Medical College of Georgia in Augusta did long ago. Michael Adams is actually doing us a favor by keeping the growth controlled on the closest alternative mini-college campus, but the Regents and local ...

Citizens help nab burglary suspects in Oconee County | Online Athens

January 05, 2012

Hell yes. Great job social media, police of all jurisdictions, folks in both subdivisions who were instrumental with them getting caught. I am thankful that nothing worse happened to those who were arrested, as well as those involved with the arresting. Citizens help nab burglary suspects in Oconee County | Online Athens