Oconee County, GA Politics

Fox's Pizza Den Named Oconee Chamber's Business of the Quarter

Area students learn much about hospitality at Classic Center | Athens Banner Herald Mobile

Area students learn much about hospitality at Classic Center | Athens Banner Herald Mobile

Will the Next Swing State be in the Heart Of the South?

Begin forwarded message: From: Robert E. Green < info@gasolarutilities.com > Date: June 21, 2013 12:59:56 PM EDT To: < danjmatt@bellsouth.net > Subject: PSC Reply-To: Robert E. Green < info@gasolarutilities.com > View this email in your browser Solar Dominates Georgia PSC Hearings This week, Georgia Public Service Commissioners heard rebuttal testimony from Georgia Power executives about their 2013 Integrated Resource Plan. The hearings marked the final phase of testimony on the company's 20-year energy proposal. While topics ranged from energy efficiency to the   closure of coal plants , the issue of expanded solar resources for Georgia ratepayers dominated the proceedings. Commissioner Lauren "Bubba" McDonald announced a resolution that would require the state's primary provider of electricity to expand the amount of solar energy in its portfolio. McDonald called on fellow Commissioners to ...

Well done as always and a little medium rare from John MacKay and Fred Johnston do a good job as usual Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:07:02 -0700 From: ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com Subject: TONHS - The High Shoals Messenger #6 from John and Fred To: ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com The High Shoals Messenger.                                                                                                           ...

From: Pat Priest ppriest@charter.net Date: July 12, 2013 4:26:53 PM EDT To: Oconee County Democrats oconee@yahoogroups.com Subject: [oconee] Sunday series featuring stories from childhood Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com   Hello! I wanted to be sure you all knew about a series starting this Sunday that should be fun and inspiring. On Sunday, July 14th, Flagpole editor Pete McCommons will interview former Athens mayor Doc Eldridge at 3 PM for the kick-off event for the 7-week series called "Stories From Childhood: From a Tiny Acorn." Doc will discuss his childhood with Pete at the historic Meeting Hall at Piedmont College on Prince Avenue in Athens. The suggested donation of $10 benefits the local non-profit Children First, which looks out for kids in foster care. Refreshments after the event each week include a favorite snack from the featured guest's childhood. Please keep reading to see the pairing for each week of the se...

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During the open mic at Kumquat Mae

Friday night at open mic

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Georgia utility regulators back unprecedented solar expansion

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A new election calendar could wreak havoc on Georgia's 2014 races

Thanks to Blake Giles and Maridee Williams of the Oconee Enterprise for sharing: A Twilight Tour scheduled tonight at the UGA Durham Horticulture Farm on Hog Mountain Road has been postponed due to excessive rain. Kate Munden-Dixon, a program assistant at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, said that an announcement will be made about rescheduling the event.

Begin forwarded message: From: Sarajane Love sjathome91@yahoo.com Date: July 11, 2013 7:07:52 AM EDT To: oconeedems oconee@yahoogroups.com Subject: [oconee] Reminder: Sat. July 13 Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com   Please don't forget the Oconee Democrats Adopt-a-Road project this Saturday morning, July 13, 9 a.m. Meet at the Barber Creek Fire Station on Mars Hill Road/Oconee Connector and bring work gloves. We've had a lot of rain lately, and no end in sight, but hopefully if there is a shower, it will be short and cool things off for us. If it looks like rain all morning, we'll postpone for a week, but I hope it won't come to that. Sarajane Love __._,_.___

Flooding Occurs Along Watkinsville Streets

Despite a full house and agenda, the brief July meeting of the Watkinsville City Council was considerably dampened by the declaration of the 70 year old Trustee Roy "Doc" Crawford of the Watkinsville First Christian Church going off on the three City Council members present and Mayor Charles Ivie about the storm water run off ostensibly caused by the Town Center development and the lack of water run off planning by this and the former municipal administration of Joe Walter. Civil War re-enactors address the city council with Stephen Simpson watching "Six and a half hours of soaking up water with shop vacs two days in a row," complained Crawford about the second flooding of the basement in the longtime Watkinsville landmark located at 4 North Main Street. He pointed toward the impervious asphalt surface run off of the neighboiring Town Center development and the lack of proper sewage engineering as the reasons why his place of worship was threatened with wate...

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Athens Academy <athensacademy@pushpage.org> To: Daniel Matthews <danjmatt@bellsouth.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 2:00 PM Subject: Athens Academy's Fall Bookstore Opens Today! If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here Athens Academy's Online Bookstore Opens Today! Order Early!  Free Ground Shipping until July 13! Required materials for rising 7th - 12th grades are now available for purchase.  Receive free ground shipping on your order through Saturday, July 13. To order: Visit Athens Academy's Online Bookstore Select "Find Books" Choose "School Year 2013-2014" followed by your child's grade or division Courses are listed alphabetically 7th & 8th grade:  Please purchase the supply package listed for your grade.  For a list of items included in this fee follow one of the links below.     ...

My grandmother Antoinette Johnson Matthews, who may have started the first private Nursery School in Georgia and taught many Jews and Gentiles alike in Druid Hills, is buried at Oakland Cemetery. From: "psommer" psommer@bellsouth.net Date: July 9, 2013 11:39:44 AM EDT To: "'psommer'" psommer@bellsouth.net Subject: Oakland Cemetery and Cyclorama 'Ramble', July 13, 2013 Here's information about and event you might like to participate in. Peggy Oakland Cemetery and Cyclorama 'Ramble',   July 13, 2013 General T.R.R. Cobb Camp # 97 Sons of Confederate Veterans Historical Honor Society Saturday, July 13   will be the annual Camp #97 'Ramble' presented by the Athens Chapter of the Sons of Confederate Historical Honor Society.  This year we will visit the famed Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.  Interested individuals and groups are cordially invited to participate.  We will leave Athens at   08:00 am   (across fro...

I am a strong believer in preserving our history - please consider joining the Oconee Historical Society - and there are re-enactors from Banks County want to re-enact Spellman's Raid in October if they get the property owner's permission From: "psommer" psommer@bellsouth.net Date: July 9, 2013 4:51:12 PM EDT To: "'psommer'" psommer@bellsouth.net Subject: historical society meeting for July Our next business meeting will be Tuesday July 16 th   at Ashford on Main 7pm.  We have a lot to discuss putting together our First Friday event.  Come help us plan.  Any one receiving this e-mail is also invited to bring a table and set up a 'booth' with appropriate historical activities or things to share (stories, pictures, ideas, artifacts).  Just let us know you are coming. Peggy