Oconee County, GA Politics

Foul trouble hinders UGA in season-opening overtime loss to Chattanooga

Bag of dead cats results in citation against Oconee man

Oconee County Observations: Report of Shooting Of Cats In Oconee County Subdiv... : Records Withheld An incident Tuesday involving the apparent shooting of cats in Broadlands subdivision east of Watkinsville stirred strong...

AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE November 18, 2015 CALL TO ORDER QUORUM CHECK MINUTES I. October 21, 2015 APPEARANCES l. David Cowles, EVP — business license — BankSouIh (operations center) —2 S. Main St. Suites 301-303 2. David Ball — business license — Dave Ball Media Loft —2 S Main Street, Suite 210 3. Luke Bishop — sketch plat & concept plan — Morrison St. Property ADMINISTRATION I. October 31, 2015 General & SPLOST Funds - Reconciliation Reports 2. Consider General Fund Budget Amendments 3. Consider Cemetery Fund Budget Amendments MAYOR'S REPORT CITIZENS' COMMENTS OLD BUSINESS I. Update — Second Street paving & Community Center Roof' NEW BUSINESS l. Surplus old vacuum EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed) I. Personnel matters ADJOURN

Medical marijuana fight not over in Georgia

From: OCONEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL < email@blackboard.com > Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 3:51 PM Subject: 1st Round Playoff Game Moved To: lowellsdad@gmail.com A message from OCONEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Because of field conditions at Warrior Stadium, the first round playoff game between Oconee County High School and Cedartown High School will be moved from OCHS to North Oconee High School.  The heavy rains of the last two weeks – combined with the effects of two games played in that timeframe – have simply left our field in an unplayable state. Staff from OCHS and Oconee County Schools went to great lengths this week attempting to get the field ready for  Friday  night's game, and we are grateful for their efforts.  A helicopter was brought in  Monday , and OCS also worked with an outside turf company in an attempt to get the field in playable condition.  We would also like to thank the volunteers from our community that came to OCHS...

East Jackson's Jessie Marvin, Oconee County's Jessie Michael named Region 8-AAA co-pitchers of the year

HSES students send gift bags to chemotherapy patients

Oconee County golfer Ben Huckaby signs with Georgia College

Watkinsville physical therapist urges men to grow beards and mustaches for good reason

Mark Richt helped lead player protest with threat of boycott in high school

Academic dishonesty reports rise in specific departments at UGA - The Red and Black : Uganews

Patricia Huff inducted into OCS Hall of Fame - Oconee Enterprise: Lifestyles

OCMS salutes Oconee’s veterans - Oconee Enterprise: Lifestyles

Pro golfer owes Zaxby’s $118,000 - Oconee Enterprise: News

When it rains it pours - Oconee Enterprise: News

Meet the last World War II vet in the Georgia Legislature

FOOTBALL: Local teams find out playoff opponents - Prep Central Online: Football

Ethics group gives Georgia a D-minus for ethics, openness

Oconee Critic: 'I Will Not Be Intimidated'

OCONEE CO SHERIFF: A helicopter will be hovering over the football field at Oconee County High School today for several hours. www.nixle.us/8SPL3

Oconee County calendar of events for Nov. 9-15

Georgia’s leading water coalition named its “Dirty Dozen” for 2015, highlighting 12 of the worst offenses to Georgia’s waters. The annual Dirty Dozen shines a spotlight on threats to Georgia’s water resources as well as the polluters and state policies or failures that ultimately harm—or could harm—Georgia property owners, downstream communities, fish and wildlife, hunters and anglers, and boaters and swimmers. “The Dirty Dozen is not a list of the most polluted water bodies in Georgia, nor are they ranked in any particular order,” said Joe Cook, Advocacy & Communication Coordinator at the Coosa River Basin Initiative. "It’s a list of problems that exemplify the results of inadequate funding for Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD), a lack of political will to enforce existing environmental protections, and ultimately misguided water planning and spending priorities that flow from the very top of Georgia’s leadership.” The Coalition’s full report details the hist...

Any Saturday night (or really any day of the week) in Athens, Georgia would have sufficed as evidence as to why we need immediate and full recreational and medicinal usage in the cash-strapped State of Georgia. As soon as Georgia Republicans can figure out how to make (more) money on marijuana or cannabis, they will. The irony being it is already out of their greedy little clutches and a few have realized this. Hold the jokes: Lawmakers go on pot fact-finding trip to Colorado | Political Insider blog

Company that plans to build pipeline through Georgia to Jacksonville sued over December spill in South Carolina

Another rural hospital going out of business

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Administrative Officer Takes Responsibility For Spending $10,000 On Road Design, But Says Chairman Knew Of Costs