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Last night's Oconee County Democratic Committee was more packed and powerful than ever
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State Rep. Stacey Evans of Cobb County
I was amazed at the overflow turn out at the Oconee County Democratic Committee, but given the fact that earlier in the week I was confirmed as the winner in the very close nonpartisan Watkinsville City Council by a two vote margin that withstood UOCAVA (three overseas votes of Watkinsville residents evidently went 2 to 1 for me), and then coupled with the lingering shock from the Presidential election, spurred a crowd where we had to get chairs at least a half dozen times from a nearby closet. Thank you to everyone who voted for me, and I am honored to be the first Democrat elected in a long time in a contested race in Oconee County, Georgia, the reddest of the red counties has a blue dot on the map in the county seat of Watkinsville.
Stacey Evans addressed a large audience Sunday at the Library
45 people crammed in a conference room to hear about the amazingly frank talk from Cobb County Democratic State Representative Stacey Godfrey Evans the previous Sunday at the Oconee County Library. She was refreshing, straight-forward and inspirational to everyone in attendance at both meetings. Many of the new people who attended that event also showed up Tuesday night at the Government Annex. We thank State Rep. Stacey Evans for taking time out to drive across the state to talk to a crowded room of activists on a Sunday afternoon.
Cobb County State Representative Stacey Evans brought in a packed house.
People came from Clarke County to find out where they could meet. People of every color were present and vocal. Children were in attendance and eager to eat the cupcakes brought to celebrate our first victory in a long long while, nonpartisan and municipal as it may be. Platform committees were organized.
Margaret Holt ran a steady ship throughout the evening, and her husband Stel wanted a new slogan for the Democrats to brand themselves with forthright. I suggested "Brand New Congress" Angie Eels suggested the hashtag #DemEnter as a way to solidify the movements. The energy and excitement in the room were quite palpable and contagious to all the participants.
Margaret let it be known that she would like to hand off the reigns of leadership to someone younger in the room sometime in the near future. Robert Wyatt read what happened at the Board of Elections meeting where they certified my results against Mark Melvin in the Post 5 Watkinsville City Council meetings.
We also talked at length about the forthcoming December 6th run off election between Chuck Horton and Marcus Wiedower for Post 2. There was at least one voter who voted for Wiedower in the previous special election who is switching to Horton this time around.
The consensus otherwise spoke much more in favor of Horton, and the advance voting (the last week of November) and the possible actual voting at the Board of Elections office was reported on by Horton.
THis has next to nothing to do with Oconee County with the possible exception of the location of his former office, but a former colleague of mine on the radio got popped today for four counts. Any one who has listened to 960 the Ref AM sports talk radio or heard the UGA Lady Dawgs or men's baseball team has surely heard the encyclopedic knowledge of one Jeff Dantzler. Jeff and I are pretty much diametrically opposed poltically, but today he was arrested on four counts including DUI. I hope he gets the help he needs following his incarceration. I work for a lawyer who could help him out if he does not having someone already representing him. This man is a great broadcaster and I hope this arrest serves as a wake-up call for him and his rock and roll lifestyle. I live a far from perfect life myself but long ago and far away I learned how and when not to drink. Now we will be without he dulcet tones on Lady Bulldog broadcasts as well as on Georgia baseball games and also on the after
The booking photo is not to be placed on any web page that charges a fee for booking photo removal. Sheriff Scott Berry announces the arrest of Ian James Whipple (23) of Jefferson Avenue in Bogart on one count of Computer Pornography (child pornography), one count of Violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. Bond was set by the court at $50,000. Whipple has bonded out of jail. The arrest st ems from an investigation that began when the OCSO received information from the Athens Clarke County Police leading to the obtaining of a search warrant for Whipple's residence and computers. That warrant was executed on July 1st. Upon entering the residence, it was discovered that Whipple also was cultivating marijuana plants. Whipple was not at the residence at the time the warrant was executed. He was arrested on July 3rd when he was located by OCSO deputies.
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