Oconee County, GA Politics

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drive carefully Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Advisory Message: Reports of water standing in the roadway on Main Street in Watkinsville and on numerous roads in the county. Please use caution. From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 01:53:26 +0000 --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Saturday July 6, 2013, 9:52 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. ...

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Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II Dave and Mario ,  Thank you again, and again, for loaning Oconee Democrats your handsome Ashford on Main . new venue, I counted almost 75 people who were there on June 20.  Hope all of them will bring friends, business meetings, and wedding celebration, back to you. Thanks for making it so southern-ly beautiful that evening with all the magnolias every where--the scents and visuals were perfect!  Congratulations on becoming one of our Community Leader awardees too.  You two should get this award every year from ALL of Oconee County! I hope you heard half the compliments I did that night, about the house and setting;  multiple and flattering. PAT Adams VP of Oconee Democratic Committee

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II Thanks to everyone of you for bringing wonderful goodies, and fellow Democrats, to Ashford on Main .  Everything was delicious, and plentiful.  I particularly enjoyed getting to know Democrats from our surrounding counties. Special thanks to Patsy Harris for organizing us all.                  Thanks to our speakers, and congratulations to the community honorees.               And especially a "thank you" to our chair, Dan Matthews , for inviting the speakers and guests.                 Lovely, grateful appreciation to Dave Shearon and Mario Castro for loaning us the handsome, and beautifully decorated, Ashford on Main.    Each of you makes me even more proud to be a Democrat. ...

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II Subject: RJ Hadley Intent to Run: DPG Chair Madames Chair and Secretary, Good morning. Please allow this email to serve as my notice of intent to run for Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia for the August 31, 2013 Special Election. Please use my email and mailing address below for all candidate related communication. Just for clarification, I am not required to vacate my current position as DPG 2nd Vice-Chair and will continue to serve the party in that role. Thank you, rj RJ Hadley PO Box 83411 Conyers, GA 30013 rj4dpg@gmail.com (404) 274-9281 http://rj4us.blogspot.com

  THANK YOU,   THANK YOU Dan, Patsy, Ann, Robert, Margaret, Catherine, Rita, Sarajane, Diana, Wendy, Peggy, Patsy, Carolyn, Nancy, Linda, Eris, Thanks to each of you for your food and drink donations for our 6 County Democratic mtg at Ashford on Main on June 20th!  Without you and your enthusiasm we wouldn't have had any success, or fun.  Your donations were delish--course you know that--you saw how every person practically dived into the buffet, several times. Don't forget to personally thank the managers/owners of   Zaxby's, Kumquat Mae, Krimson's, Barberitos, and Inoko's   for their yummy sandwiches, chicken, sushi rolls, etc.  We so appreciate our local businesses, for their support.  Even better, please patronize these restaurants when  you're out.  NOW, I know who to call for great parties...........the DEMOCRATIC  PARTY.  Who else? Seriously we offered candidates, Democrats from Greene, Walto...

Begin forwarded message: From: Oconee Farmers Market oconeefm@yahoo.com Date: July 5, 2013 7:42:22 AM EDT To:  Subject: What You Need To Know About the Oconee Farmer's Market Reply-To: Oconee Farmers Market oconeefm@yahoo.com This week's newsletter includes the market preview, a featured vendor, the week's musician, and our blog on the Oconee Patch.  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Saturday at courthouse from 8-1 Tuesday at Watkinsville First Christian Church from 4-7  This Week's Market Come get all your grilling needs like  Beef, Corn, Potatoes, Zucchini, & more! The market will also include: eggs, honey, bread, goat cheese, flowers, plants, pasta, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, Shiitake mushrooms, and much more! As always, there will be free coffee and water at the market as well. Find us this Sat. from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Courthouse in Downtown Watkinsville and on Tue...

AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE July 10, 2013 CALL TO ORDER QUORUM CHECK PRESENTATION OF THE WATKINSVILLE BEAUTIFUL YARD AWARD MINUTES                 1.   June 12, 2013             APPEARANCES 1.       Brian Scarborough – business license – Highfill & Scarborough Lighting & Electrical Contracting, Inc. – 1040 Turkey Industrial Road 2.       Denee Heeter – business license – Industrial Finishing Specialists, LLC – 1051 Business Blvd. 3.       Joyce Harness – business license – Bump and Beyond Consignments – 1021 Industrial Blvd. Ste A 4.       Jennifer Ziegler – business license – Raindrops…Massage by Jennifer – 2 S Main Street Ste 209 5.       Derek Chitwood – business licens...

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Grass fires might make travel hazardous in the area - not nearly as bad as in Arizona. RIP 19 firefighters who gave all. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office ;oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com Date: 07/02/2013 3:37 PM (GMT-05:00) To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Advisory Message: fire Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Tuesday July 2, 2013, 3:36 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. Advisory: fire Hi Dan Matthews, Several spots on fire on HWY 78. Partial road blockage HWY 78 @ Garrett Road. For full details, view this message on the web . Sent by Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office 1140 Experiment Station Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 To manage your email settings, clic...

Go getcha some blueberries and peaches from 'round here. Sparse crowds guaranteed on Tuesday evenings Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Pastures Rose Creek <pastures1051@gmail.com> Date: 07/02/2013 4:03 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Subject: The Pastures of Rose Creek: This Week's Market Hello All!  Whoops!, these monday emails are going to take some getting used to...a little delayed - but here it is! Happy Birthday, USA!   If the US is anything like my sister it will declare July it's birthday month and anticipate a steady shower of daily gifts.     Luckily for us, that is not the case.  I mean, what do you get a nation that's still in it's teenage years that it will fully appreciate?  She may be a teenager in nation years, but she is also, for most of us, our mother land - so do you go for a mother-y gift, like a hand made macaroni necklace? Or something more age appropriate, li...

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Go get some fruits and veggies Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Oconee Farmers Market oconeefm@yahoo.com Date: 07/01/2013 2:30 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Subject: What You Need To Know About the Oconee Farmers Market Learn about our Tuesday Market! View this email in your browser ...

Begin forwarded message: From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" bryan@bettergeorgia.com Date: July 1, 2013 11:30:07 AM EDT To: danjmatt@bellsouth.net Subject: Gov. Deal political appointee calls for culture war Reply-To: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" bryan@bettergeorgia.com Gov. Nathan Deal's   controversial political appointee Phil Kent   called for a culture war on Fox TV yesterday. Click to WATCH and SHARE:   Gov. Nathan Deal appointee calls for culture war in Georgia Kent started as you would expect, calling the Supreme Court's decisions a "sad day in America." But then, in less than   three minutes , he made   three shocking statements . He dismissed the personal struggles of gay couples as " sob stories ." He made another comment that drew a sharp response from one of two black panelists: " Thank you for telling me how to be offended ." And at the very end, he saved a special name ...