Oconee County, GA Politics

UGA still committed to NIT Season Tip-Off, waiting on format

First Slice 7/25/14: Today's the anniversary of the Moore's Ford Bridge lynching

First Slice 7/25/14: Today's the anniversary of the Moore's Ford Bridge lynching

EZFM No Longer Available on Local Airwaves

UGA's new wrinkle on tending its beef herd: horses and stockmen

Oconee County's DellaTorre earns four state titles for Bulldogs Swim Club

John Wes Townley To Make First Start At Indianapolis Motor Speedway In NASCAR Nationwide Series :: PaddockTalk :: F1, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, MotoGP, ALMS, And More!

Oconee County blotter

The only other mover in the 2016 class it outside linebacker Jaleel Laguins . The 6-2, 207 pound athlete tested off the charts at Georgia Friday night and you put that with his tape -- it is very impressive. Laguins was offered by Auburn and Georgia at camp last weekend and Florida and Penn State each offered in June. The Watkinsville (Ga.) Oconee junior is now the No. 14 outside linebacker on Scout South: Ranking Update Notes - Recruiting - Scout

I would imagine that there are numerous adoptions everyday in Georgia that are not approved or even let known to Governor Deal.  Gov. Deal chides president over young migrants

Day One - Commonsense & Collaboration Tour - Mich…: http://youtu.be/q6TyDK0RBQI

Don't panic, governor. They're only children

Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Eggs Riding Bikes and Duke From: pastures1051@gmail.com To: Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:21:11 +0000 Eggs Riding Bikes & Duke July 25th Newsletter View this email in your browser ...

A 20-year-old Athens man charged Thursday with molesting a 12-year-old girl at her home in Oconee County had assault charges dropped against him in Athens for an alleged attack on a 13-year-old girl in 2013. Rivington Bradford Jr., is charged with aggravated sodomy, child molestation, false imprisonment and rape for Thursday morning’s attack on the girl in her home, located in a neighborhood off Epps Bridge Parkway, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Bradford remained in jail Friday morning without bond. Bradford was arrested in July 2010 for assaulting a girl in Athens who told police he began sexually assaulting her, until her brother entered the room and attacked Bradford, police said. Bradford was charged with sexual battery in that incident, but a Clarke County grand jury declined to indict him on the charge. Regarding Thursday’s attack, Oconee County Chief Deputy Lee Weems said Bradford knew the family in whose home he was visiting. He is ...

Oconee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect Thursday afternoon for the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in a neighborhood off Epps Bridge Parkway, Sheriff Scott Berry said. Numerous units from the sheriff’s office converged on the area when the assault was reported, authorities said. Investigators are currently assisting the 12-year-old victim and Berry said that more information will be available later. The sheriff’s office released a report about 2:40 p.m. that it was looking for a shirtless man riding a blue bicycle last seen in the area of Walmart. Then about 3:30 p.m., deputies announced the man had been located. Authorities had not yet released the name of the suspect as of late Thursday. Oconee deputies investigating sexual assault on girl; suspect in custody

From: "Ken Dious, Candidate U.S. Congress" Subject: I believe we will win! Date: July 24, 2014 at 12:47:10 PM EDT To: Reply-To: ken.dious@kendiousforcongress.com Dear Friends,  It's official. We now have an opponent in Georgia's 10th District U.S. Congressional race. All of our groundwork has led to this kickoff and now we can continue on this path to victory in November. I know this race will not be easy, but with your help, I believe we will win . I am excited to bring fresh and effective leadership to Georgia. I am the only candidate that can do this.  As your next Congressman, I will tackle the issues that are affecting working families and their futures. I have traveled throughout the district and I know there are many pertinent issues facing families today. My background as a lawyer and businessman has taught me that we need job creation to revitalize our economy. Businesse...

From: VogelForCongress@charter.net Subject: Vogel for Congress on Guns and Climate Change Date: Dear Dan, I'm putting a series of policy talks on YouTube. Guns and Global Warming are numbers six and seven. If you missed the first video, it was my talk to Tea Party groups on economic inequality. It got good reviews and can still be found by clicking   here . If you haven't seen it, start   here . Other talks can be found   here . So, now we're up to talking about the failure of Georgia's 9th Congressional District to keep up with the recovery of the rest of the nation. GUNS GLOBAL WARMING And by the way, if you have not liked my Facebook page, please go there and do so.   Peace, David Authorized by the Vogel for Congress Committee

Civil rights activists sponsoring Saturday’s 10th annual reenactment of Georgia’s last known mass lynching expect a large crowd from across the state, but hope they won’t have to keep reliving the bitter history much longer. The reenactments of the 1946 killing of two black couples on the Moore’s Ford Bridge in Monroe, Ga., were designed to rattle the consciences of some of the 200 or so witnesses in hopes they would come forward and lead investigators to the perpetrators who have escaped prosecution all these years. Last year, one man did come forward to relay tales he had heard as a boy of his family members recounting atrocities they participated in against blacks. The event organizers have written the chairmen of the congressional judiciary committees to ask for hearings to pressure federal investigators to step up their actives. One organizer, state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, president of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, speculates that part of the ...

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The 10 most outrageous Jody Hice quotes

Georgia Republican Candidate: Secularism Causes STDs And Crime

have a bad feeling that this will become a running theme in the years ahead, but ... Earlier this week, Jody Hice won the GOP's nomination for Congress in Georgia's 10th Congressional District, the seat held for now by Paul Broun. In fact, Hice took won the runoff rather easily, despite -- or more depressingly, because -- of his highly controversial positions on women's rights and the First Amendment, among other issues. Given the demographics of the district and the fact that Mitt Romney carried it by 26 percentage points, Hice is almost certain to win in the fall. So for another taste of what's to come, and of the national exposure that Georgia is likely to get, there's this, courtesy of Right Wing Watch: If you can't access the video, here's the transcript of Hice's remarks from his local radio show: "We've got to keep vigilant in having the right to defend ourselves and to possess any weapon that we want to possess. It i...

AJC accuses ethics chief of violating Open Records Act.

Hank Aaron 'money-bombs' Michelle Nunn

When will those corporate beings begin to realize that Republican policies have been really bad for Georgia? Georgia children's wellbeing lags most states, report says

The Michelle Nunn diet: Grit, but no red meat | Political Insider blog

Jody Hice is likely headed to Congress. He also thinks the First Amendment should not cover Islam.

North Oconee's Terry takes second at Junior Olympics

Senate Candidate Michelle Nunn Drops By Little Kings

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Industrial Development Authority Cal... : Vote Unanimous The Oconee County Industrial Development Authority decided to weigh in on the liquor-by-the-drink issue on Monday afternoon...

GOP House candidate: there's a gay plot to recruit and sodomize your kids

Michelle Nunn makes campaign stop in Athens

Cigarette butt recycling comes to the Big Easy

Anti-Muslim Pastor Wins Georgia GOP Congressional Primary

From: psommer Date:07/19/2014 8:31 PM (GMT-05:00) To: 'psommer' Subject: History on the lawn plans Here is a brief summary of this month's meeting and the plans for History on the Lawn.  Please contact us if you have any ideas or see anything you can help with. Peggy History on the Lawn:  We spent a great deal of time making suggestions to help George and the University of North Georgia folks edit the first draft of the flyer.              The other major item connected with History on the Lawn was discussing who would contact people to get them involved or who would work on various aspects of the event.  (1).  We discussed possible games.  Both croquet and horseshoes were mentioned as possible old timey games.  Any one out there have other game ideas? (2) We discussed the need for quiet space for the oral history part of the program, since Ashford on Main is no ...

Begin forwarded message: From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > Subject: Gov. Scandeal Date: July 21, 2014 at 8:11:40 AM EDT Reply-To: bryan@bettergeorgia.com   Without exaggeration, last week was THE   single most important week   in Georgia's governor's race. Gov. Nathan Deal's team is falling apart as the governor is facing mounting pressure to come clean about his ethics scandal and the cover-up. Better Georgia needs your help TODAY.   Will you chip in $3 to keep the pressure on Gov. Deal to tell the truth? Gov. Deal's new problems started at the beginning of the week with an uncovered bombshell memo from Holly LaBerge , Georgia's ethics chief. She revealed a series of text messages and phone calls showing the governor's top staffers   threatened   and intimidated   her about the ongoing investigation into Gov. Deal's campaign finance scandal. Instead of sending a formal communication fro...

Begin forwarded message: From: Fred Johnson < ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com > Subject: TONHS May and June Notes from Fred Date: July 21, 2014 at 1:41:52 AM EDT To: Fred Johnson < ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com > Reply-To: Fred Johnson < ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com > Dear Fellow High Shoalers,                                                                July 20, 2014 In May the Council was busy planning for traffic calming, the new town hall, and several ordinance tweeks.   The big items coming up are roads and the planning of the new town hall.   If you have good ideas about the future town hall get to the council meetings. ...