Oconee County, GA Politics

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies during hunting trip in Marfa : An El Paso source close to Justice Antonin Scalia tells ABC-7 that the 79-year-old died in his sleep last night after a day of quail hunting at Cibolo Creek Ranch outside of Marfa, Texas.

So today was my second visit  to the Oconee County Animal Control location, which is south of Farmington but had a Bishop mailing address at their Ranch Road location down a one-lane dirt road. Yesterday Director Vickers introduced herself and today it was the same animal control officer with the look of slightly warmed over grits on her face, and it least she kind of smiled when I said "I did not bring enough for you" in relation to the bacon snack snatched from a DQ sandwich. Katrina was very happy to see me today, unlike the anger and resentment barks of yesterday. When I tossed her the bacon strip inside her cage I made sure the fried pork flesh made it into the cage and lo and behold Katrina recognized this for what it was and nuzzled up against my hand and I may have actually touched her for something inside of less than half a second thus in violation of the quarantine. My only question is: WHO THE F*%K CAME UP WITH THESE RULES? What good is being done to the dog...

Athens Area Democrats Breakfast Clarke County Democratic Committee Join us this month for our guest speaker Marilyn Wolf-Ragatz, Chair of The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission. In the spring of 2010, Marilyn was appointed to a public art task force by Mayor Heidi Davidson. She chaired the task force as its members worked to develop and approve an ACC 1% for art ordinance in December of that year.  Nine interested community volunteer members were selected for the new commission in the spring of 2011. Marilyn has chaired the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission since that time.  In late August of 2015 the commission began the public art master plan process. Breakfast discussion will focus on this process and  giving us some background about public art in Athens-Clarke County. Location and time: Kumquat Mae Bakery, 1155 Mitchell Bridge Rd,  9AM. Payment for breakfast : This month we will continue o...

Dear Mr. Matthews; I would like to address your concerns on shelter policy, protocol, and animal vaccinations. Oconee County requires a dog, cat or ferret, whether vaccinated or not, which has bitten a person or other domestic animal shall be confined for a period of ten (10) days following the date of the bite. A pre-paid rabies voucher, from a licensed veterinarian, must be presented at time of reclaim and the animal vaccinated within 72 hours. According to shelter protocol, if an adoption finalization occurred at the shelter; the adopter receives the animal’s paperwork. If at PetSmart, all information pertaining to the animal is mailed to the address listed on the application. Vaccination history is listed under Medical Summary. Animals in foster care and/or attending events are microchipped, current with distemper and rabies vaccinations and all dogs receive Bordetella. When reviewing Katrina’s medical history, all vaccinations were administered during impound July 9, 2014; adopted...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Commissioners Reduce Protective Dist... : Owner Wanted More It took 72 minutes last week for the Oconee County Board of Commissioners to reduce the size of the Scenic Preservation ...

Music of Oconee County High graduate featured in Super Bowl commercial

10 Loop from Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office : Nixle

I woke up rather cold this morning, and went to go flip the switch under my house for the electronic reboot of my central heat system. When the temperature goes up and down as much as it has lately, quite often the furnace does not stay light. There is your very basic on/off switch I have to trip (sometimes twice) to hear that familiar "WOOSH" that signals the return of warm air to my abode. I took my dog under the house and she started to tinkle on the plastic vapor lock barrier on top of the red Georgia clay in my basement. Between the first and second attempts at re-igniting my pilot light, I implored my recent foster adoptee Katrina to go pee outside in the side yard, instead of on the plastic. She decided to escape and run around the neighborhood and found a couple of small dogs to scrap with instead. Evidently some lacerations were induced by my dog, and I arrived on scene immediately after the altercation to remove my pooch back to my house. I yanked Katrina swiftl...

Early voting for the March Presidential preference primary continues for the next two and a half weeks in advance of the actual Primary at the Oconee County Board of Elections office on Water Street just adjacent to the Courthouse 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. Does not take very long and there was no line there yesterday. Here are the primary ballots.

Going where no one has gone before, 7 times

Deadline approaches for artists to submit to SOUTHWORKS art exhibit

The man who brought liquor by the drink to Oconee County with Cheddar's as well as medical marijuana for eight specific ailments will not be running for Lieutenant Governor in Georgia in 2018. I hope he runs for Governor instead. Peake won't run for lieutenant governor

Conservative group inexplicably targeting Athens-Clarke GOP leadership

Brian Brodrick endorses marcorubio Luke not running for reelection | Classic City Today

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Animal Control Advisory Board Agenda... : Davis Confirms The Oconee County Animal Control Advisory Board will discuss a number of issues when it meets on Wednesday evening, but upd...

Oconee County weekly calendar of events

Oconee County Observations: Renovation of Hog Mountain Road Strip Mall Expecte... : Tribe Moving Work is scheduled to be completed in early May on a half-million-dollar remodeling of a building on Hog Mountain Road just ea...

Oconee County Observations: Developer Of Epps Bridge Centre Submitted Rezone P... : Subway Got Permit The developer of Epps Bridge Centre filed paperwork last month with the Oconee County Planning Department to rezone 54 a...