Oconee County, GA Politics

Georgia’s Republican governor won’t endorse town’s first racially integrated prom | The Raw Story

Man Reports Finding Lewd Drawing Scribbled in Pollen on Truck

Oconee Sheriff's employee honored with statewide award

Begin forwarded message: From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > Date: April 12, 2013 11:22:57 AM EDT To: danjmatt@bellsouth.net Subject: Gov. Deal refuses to support integrated prom in Wilcox County   Reply-To: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > It should be easy for Georgia's governor to stand behind students who are fighting to end an unacceptable tradition of "separate-but-equal" proms. We found out last night that it's not . Gov. Nathan Deal refused to support the students of Wilcox County who are breaking with tradition to host the school's first integrated prom. Speaking to Macon's largest news station, 13WMAZ, a spokesperson said   Gov. Deal won't take sides in the controversy . (Read the news story:   Gov. Deal Won't Comment on Wilcox Prom ) His reason?   Because Better Georgia suggested it . Instead of offering kind words ...

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Pastures Rose Creek <pastures1051@gmail.com> Date: 04/12/2013 1:22 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Subject: The Pastures of Rose Creek Hello everyone!  Hope the week finds everyone well!   This Saturday we have an extra special treat for all of you gearing up for the grilling season - enjoying the afternoons lingering to twilight, hanging out with friends and family, brewskie in hand and grill fired up.  This year try grilling out with a " smokin" twist with our pecan wood chips.  And you don't need a smoker to enjoy the delicious smokey pecan flavor added to of your favorite foods.  Or if you want the flavor sans the grilling - try our Pecan Smoked Pecans this week - a Savage-Power creation the boys "smoked up" while enjoying a relaxing Spring evening and a round of horseshoes down by the pond...you can almost taste the leisure and relaxation...

From: Terry Wilkinson < equable@bellsouth.net Date: April 11, 2013 9:14:50 PM EDT To: Dad < amims@windstream.net >,   David Wilkinson - Home < dbwilkinson@windstream.net > Cc: Bennett White < bbwhitejr@yahoo.com >,   "Dan J. Matthews, Jr." < danjmatt@bellsouth.net >, Glenn Pruitt < fgpruitt@aol.com .>,   Joe Thornton < jdtthorntons@bellsouth.net >, Morgann Pruitt < mpruitt5@uga.edu > Subject: Oconee Sheriff's Department Handgun Classes Greetings, The Oconee County Sheriff, my old friend Scott Berry, has authorised his training department to allow Civilians and Retired Law Enforcement personnel (and active duty Sworn Officers, of course) to take the annual firearms certification required for all Peace Officers and Retired Peace Officers to carry concealed, and active Officers concealed and on duty, anywhere in the US .  Civilians who receive the certification wil...

Record Number Of Vendors Expected at Oconee Farmers Market On Saturday

Truck Engine Catches on Fire in Lowe's Parking Lot

From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > Date: April 10, 2013 4:23:05 PM EDT To: Subject: Challenge to GA elected officials: Support integrated prom in Wilcox County Reply-To: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > If you haven't already heard, Wilcox County high school students have said they  won't go another year with a segregated prom . It's 2013 and integration is   long overdue . Since they couldn't get the support of their high school or many of their parents, they're just going to do it themselves. The   AJC just reported   on Better Georgia's challenge to elected officials in Georgia to support Wilcox County's student-organized integrated prom. It's pretty simple:   love has no color . So while we're waiting to see which elected officials publicly or financially support this integrated prom, here are two things you can do to help...

Safety Upgrades Coming to Elementary, Primary School Entrances in Oconee County

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The city of Watkinsville is no longer a perfect one mile circle from the Courthouse. The giant five acre tracts are few and far between these days. Now it is about narrow lots, non-conforming driveways and garage doors, and building where they can or what they can. The city council did their level best to try to take everyone's concerns into account Wednesday evening at the Community Center during their regular April meeting. City Council memher Brian Brodrick was not in attendance at this month's meeting. New member Mike Huff (below) finally began to come out his shell a bit in describing one of the properties in question. Connie Massey did not say a thing that I remember. Toby Smith listens to Mike Huff discuss the best way out of this zoning mess. The Watkinsville City Council faced the daunting task of trying to redo the zoning code in one fell swoop or take each zoning variance individually.  The council tabled the motion for changing the zoning about garages and p...