Oconee County, GA Politics

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Commentary: A state in poor health

Bogart woman wins $103K Fantasy 5 prize

This is an amazingly tranquil and scenic location to have dinner at not far from Watkinsville proper. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Dine with Us in the Pecan Grove From: pastures1051@gmail.com Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 14:01:14 +0000 Dine with Us in the Pecan Grove --> September 26th Newsletter View this email in your browser ...

  Athens Area Breakfast - Saturday, Oct. 11th SPEAKER CAS MUDDE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TOPIC:  Defending Democracy Saturday, Oct. 11TH – 9:00 a.m. BRETT'S 3190 ATLANTA HIGHWAY * ATHENS, GA (in the Ingles shopping center – near Phil Hughes Honda) RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY: OCT. 9 th PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS WITH:  Denise  Ricks (706) 247-3558   or   athensareademocrats @gmail.com BRETT'S IS NOT NORMALLY OPEN FOR BREAKFAST. They open and prepare the breakfast just for our meeting.  Therefore, we must give them a reasonably careful number to expect.  We do allow people to come just for the program.  However, this is a breakfast meeting and space is limited.  While we welcome anyone who makes a reservation, it is not open to the general public for walk-ins. Brett's offers a full buffet breakfast.  The cost of the breakfast is $12.00 which inclu...

S If you are interested in historic cemeteries here is an event for you.  There will be an exhibit on 3 historic cemeteries in Athens October 9-November 7 in the circle gallery of the College of Environment and Design Jackson Street building, 285 S Jackson Street Athens.  There will be an opening reception Thursday October 9 4:30 to 6.  See the attached flyer for more details. Peggy

On Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 3 p.m. there will be a dedication ceremony for a Historic Marker that has been placed at 4931 Price Mill Road in Bishop, Oconee County, Georgia.  The marker has been placed by the Thomas Miller Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.  This is the site of the "Oak Branch Fairgrounds, Racetrack, and Branch Family Home" where a 1/2-mile harness racing track was built in 1893, and a five day fair was held here every October for many years.  The fair included harness racing, fair exhibits of agriculture products and ladies handiwork.  Newspaper accounts show that as many as 300 citizens attended these fairs and horses came to Bishop on trains to enter in the races. The race track is still on the property.  In case of inclement weather the ceremony will be held in the historic dairy barn.  The public is welcome. I hope that there will be a good representation from the historical society at what should be an i...

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On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 10:19 AM, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation: Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Two Ways to Save on Wine Fest Tickets - Volunteers are Still Needed and Special Pricing for OCAF Members Dear Dan, DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR OCAF MEMBERS The 2014 Fall Wine Fest will be held Sunday, October 19th. This event will once again take place on the beautiful grounds of Ashford Manor and is not to be missed! Tickets are now available to OCAF Members for the discount price of only $35 when purchased directly from the OCAF office Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM or by calling 706-769-4565. Limited quantity so purchase early! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As you know, this is an important fundraising event for OCAF. The proceeds support classes, art e...

From: Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office Date:10/01/2014 11:16 AM (GMT-05:00) Subject: Advisory Message: Road closed-Spartan Lane between Knob Creek & Mason Mill due to cut gas line.Use Athens Academys main entrance at 441.School not affected --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Wednesday October 1, 2014, 11:15 AM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. Advisory: Road closed-Spartan Lane between Knob Creek & Mason Mill due to cut gas line.Use Athens Academys main entrance at 441.School not affected For full details, view this message on the web . Sent by Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office Powered by . © 2014 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

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• Scarecrow 5K and Fun Run Oct. 18 at Watkinsville First United Methodist Church, 1331 New High Shoals Road, Watkinsville. Fun run begins 8 a.m. and 5K begins 9 a.m.

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Oconee County Observations: Parkway Boulevard Extension Back On Oconee County ... : No Sign Of Action The contract for design of the extension of Parkway Boulevard is back on the agenda for the Oconee County Board of Commi...