Oconee County, GA Politics

Written by Lee Shearer - Athens Banner-Herald onlineathens.com Athens Technical College’s GED classes in Oconee County may need to be looking for a new home. County Commissioners at a Tuesday meeting seemed ready to balk at renewing the program’s lease for space in the county’s government annex on Greensboro Highway. With the government vacating rented buildings in downtown Watkinsville this week, there just may not be room for the GED program in addition to the government workers who now must move into the annex, some commissioners say. “I don’t think it wise to move forward with renting space when we don’t have enough space,” said Commissioner Jim Luke, who said he’d be opposed to signing a lease renewal for 2017 and 2018. “I don’t want anybody to think I don’t want them in the county. I do,” he said. Meanwhile, county workers are moving out of two rented buildings across the street from the county courthouse in Watkinsville. Administrative Officer Jeff Benko said

Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. 1081 Katie Lane Watkinsville , Georgia 30677   (706) 372-1062 (cell phone) (706) 353-0503 (fax at work) September 1, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (for further information or interviews, please email danmatt@hotmail.com or above contact information) DAN MATTHEWS RUNS FOR POST 5 OF THE WATKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL             Longtime Oconee County resident Dan Matthews launched his campaign for the Post 5 position on the Watkinsville City Council after paying the $72.00 qualifying fee Tuesday at the Watkinsville Community Center.             “I love the City of Watkinsville very much, and the way we are carefully growing,” said Matthews. “I want to continue in the tradition of former Mayor Jim Luken and work with people to make our city the best place it can be.” Dan Matthews             Matthews, 53, resides in Morgan Manor Estates subdivision in Watkinsville with his soon-to-be 17 year old son Lowell Matthews and their foster

TV series contract sabotaged, says local attorney : Attorney Howard Scott has sued a former California business partner, claiming that she sabotaged efforts to create a television series based on his life stories and those of his father, Guy Scott.

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Challenger Dan Matthews was first to qualifying for the Watkinsville City Council on the second day where City Clerk Julie Sanders was receiving the $72.00 fee for such a contest. Matthews chose Post 5 again, potentially taking on Mike Link once more should he decide to run again (and all indications are that the Oconee County volunteer fire fighter who always votes no on restaurant and stores' alcohol applications, will run again for his umpteenth term on the town council). Matthews plans to give all municipal applicants an honest consideration instead of merely opting to impose his moral viewpoint like the incumbent currently and repeatedly does to the residents and business license holders in the City of Watkinsville. Link has never voted in the affirmative for any applicants ever for beer, wine, or liquor by the drink in the dozen-plus times he has had the opportunity to do so since former Mayor Jim Luken helped usher in the spirits era in Oconee County several years ago.

Investigators work to solve murder victim mystery

Please call the Oconee County Sheriff's office at 706-769-5665 if you have any guess as to who this young African-American male is. His body was found on Fambrough Cemetery Road in an extremely remote part of southern Oconee County Saturday night. Sincerely, Dan Matthews From: Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office <oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 5:32 PM To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Advisory Message: forensic sketch of murder victim Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Monday August 29, 2016, 5:32 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. Advisory: forensic sketch of murder victim Dear Dan Matthews, This is a forensic sketch of the murder victim found on Fambrough Cemetery Road on Saturday, 8/27/16. If you have any inf

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Sheriff Scott Berry is asking for the publics help in identifying the murder victim discovered last night on Fambrough Cemetery Road off Hwy 15 South last night. The victim is a young black male, estimated in age to be between 17-21 years of age. He is approximately 5-9 and 140 pounds, with a small chin goatee. He has no tattoos and was wearing a black, unlabeled t-shirt over a white tank type t-shirt. His pants are black nylon pants over shorts. His shoes are grey and r ed high end athletic style shoes. He has no jewelry, he appeared to be neatly groomed and well kept.  He has no identification and no cell phone.  Traditional means of identification, such as fingerprints have met with no results.  If you know of or have information about the victim, or any information regarding his death contact the Oconee County Sheriff's Office immediately and ask for Sergeant Kevin Nolley or Investigator Vic Green at 706-769-5665 24 hours a day, seven days a week