Oconee County, GA Politics

North Oconee baseball team leads way with first-team all-region selections

Great Job! Oconee County Schools

Farmer Market expands

Students find answers in search for old school

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Pastures Rose Creek;pastures1051@gmail.com Date: 05/17/2013 5:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Subject: The Pastures of Rose Creek: This Week's Harvest Well, hello again, folks!  Happy Friday to all!  As I write the email this week, I sit in the cool of the farm house porch - letting the delicious breeze carry over the intoxicating scent of the Carolina Jasmine bordering the garden... My only wish is that you all are getting the chance to enjoy this marvelous, outside afternoon too.  That...and maybe a hammock and cup of iced jasmine tea with honey. Well, back to the email...thank you all again so much for the enormous support of the opening of Bradford Pottery AND also a big thank you to all those who came out and attended the very first TUESDAY Oconee Farmers Market at the Watkinsville First Christian Church. And if you didn't make it out to the Tuesday Mark...

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‘Cooter’ and ‘Fast Eddie’ - The Boston Globe

Karen Handel Enters Georgia Senate Race

Georgia governor engaged in Bible dispute

.....To completely ignore all laws regarding campaign signs freeways in the right of ways when it is not even close to an election?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" <bryan@bettergeorgia.com> Date: 05/15/2013 12:20 PM (GMT-05:00) To: danjmatt@bellsouth.net Subject: Survey shocker: Sen. Jason Carter polls ahead of Gov. Nathan Deal If Gov. Nathan Deal wants to keep his seat in the governor's office, he may want to start thinking about leading on issues that have an impact on people outside of his donor list. In a statewide survey of voters, Better Georgia found no strong support for Gov. Deal, primarily because of voter perceptions of cronyism and corruption along with a lack of leadership on key issues. The big surprise in our polling, however, is the impact that Gov. Deal's weak leadership is already having on voters. In a General Election head-to-head, State Sen. Jason Carter jumped ahead of Gov. Deal, 45 percent to 42 percent. Rep. Scott Holcomb is tied with ...

Ex-congressman's son announces run for 10th District

The Tempest-Shakespeare on the Lawn

The complicated case of Tyrone Brooks

Southern Style Restaurant Planned for Watkinsville

RiteAid Hiring for Full- and Part-Time Jobs

Athens Man Accused of Pointing Gun in Oconee County Road Rage Incident

Alert citizen, hungry Oconee sheriff act to nab theft suspects

Oconee County Observations: New Complex on SR 316 in Oconee County To Include ... : Proposal Not Yet Reviewed Land planning firm Williams and Associates filed documents with the Oconee County Planning Department on Monday ...

I know the Watkinsville Water Tower near where the "Big Spring" of what was one called Big Springs, Georgia serves no functional purpose anymore. I know it is a hazard. I know it is rusty and old and past its usefulness for the most part. I see a purpose beyond the aesthetic and instead as a possible financial benefit.  I know there is a way to keep it and make money for our municipality. I wonder who is doing the seemingly shoddy job of removing it (or at least preparing to raze it) and who stands to make money off that?  The dismantling of the Watkinsville Water Tower has already caused one gas leak and I can only imagine what problems await the demolition of the dinosaur.  If it is only because a group of kids have been crawling up it, then build a fence around it. I would think the City of Watkinsville would benefit and making monthly lease fees if they would instead do what about 90% of these abandoned water towers do and that is become a cellular telephone tow...

Oconee County Observations: Theater at Epps Bridge Centre Seeking Beer and Win... : Agenda Also Contains Appointments Near the end of a very busy agenda tomorrow night, the Oconee County Board of Commissioners is set to ta...

Oconee County School District Earns High Scores on Georgia Career Ready Performance Index

GOP legislators use power to control local affairs

New art camps begin in Oconee