Oconee County, GA Politics

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Be safe and warm out there, especially in the country. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Ice, Ice Baby! From: pastures1051@gmail.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:14:47 +0000 Ice, Ice Baby! --> February 20th Newsletter View this email in your browser ...

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Committee wants stronger litter ordinance - Oconee Enterprise: News

The Fourth Annual Empty Bowl dinner, themed “Empty Bowls, Full Hearts” for 2015, is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Oconee Civic Center in Watkinsville. The event is a fundraiser to benefit Oconne Food for Kids, and each ticket includes dinner, entertainment and a student-made clay bowl. A silent auction will have work from local ceramic artists, tickets to events at The Classic Center, gift certificates and other items. Tickets are $10 and reservations can be made by calling High Shoals Elementary at (706) 310-1985 or Colham Ferry Elementary School at (706) 769-7764.

Blake Giles, talk about burying the lede, you need an Editor sometimes to edit your own material. Pool and spa company relocates - Oconee Enterprise: News

I for one am extremely grateful that the City of Watkinsville Police Department will help out the Oconee County Sheriff's Department or just about any other official entity even if it is barely outside of the city limits of Watkinsville. Manure truck overturns on Watkinsville bypass - Oconee Enterprise: News

Subject: you can help us Date: February 18, 2015 at 11:01:38 AM EST Dave Shearon is working on a letter to send out to people to invite them to participate in History on the Lawn.  We are looking for groups, churches, businesses, schools, and other organizations that might like to come and set up a table to share some of their history in our county with those who come to the event.  You can help us by making suggestions of people to contact along with their contact information.  Just e-mail me at psommer@bellsouth.net and I will see that they get invited.

It is kind of funny to hear my dear friend Melissa Steele's art being referred to as "scorned art" which is apropos I suppose given her less than professional treatment by the Savannah locale, but for the record I am proud to fully support all scorned art in every corner. Go support her art and activities please. Steele supporters rally around scorned artist - Oconee Enterprise: Lifestyles

Parks and Recreation plans for a new park - Oconee Enterprise: News

Judge denies school system’s motion to dismiss - Oconee Enterprise: News

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Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Board Of Commissioners Confronts Lon... : Three More To Come The Oconee County Board of Commissioners spent 90 minutes last night reviewing a long list of issues facing the county ...

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One of our only bridges too Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Advisory Message: WRECK!! ROAD CLOSURE. Experiment Station Road is closed at this time due to an overturned tractor trailer. 441 Overpass has 1 Lane Blocked From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:04:40 +0000 --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Tuesday February 17, 2015, 3:03 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message ...

Even though about 90% of the ice is gone, still be careful out there Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Advisory Message: Clotfelter Rd From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:12:30 +0000 --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Tuesday February 17, 2015, 2:12 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. ...

 The official Winter Storm Warning for Georgia was in effect for Athens-Clarke County last night, but not for the neighboring Oconee County, Georgia. By noon almost all of the ice was melted and any water was strictly residual Turns out this was carefully crafted as schools remained opened after a two hour delay in Oconee County and were closed at UGA. The University of Georgia was set to reopen as noon. The rain came in buckets, ice remained on trees, lots of limbs fell on the road, but by in large the most dangerous part of the morning commute from Watkinsville to Athens was watching out for fellow drivers getting out of their trucks and cars to pull limbs out of the road and on to the shoulder. Thank you very much for doing this, but make sure you do not become a hazard yourself. Pull plenty far enough off the shoulder and look both ways before yanking limbs out of the roadway. Aside from tons of trees glazed in ice, no black ice or other troubles were visible to me...

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Here it comes. Drive carefully out there people. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Advisory Message: Traffic crash Hwy 78 west @ Choice Johnson Rd. multiple lanes blocked. From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:10:01 +0000 Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Monday February 16, 2015, 5:09 PM ...

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