Oconee County, GA Politics

From: Keep Oconee County Beautiful and Clean kocbc@oconee.ga.us Subject: Follow-up message from Oconee County Chairman Melvin Davis Date: May 5, 2014 at 3:32:59 PM EDT To: Keep Oconee County Beautiful and Clean kocbc@oconee.ga.us Cc: " gacoconee@gmail.com " gacoconee@gmail.com Good afternoon Oconee County: Just a quick reminder that this Saturday is the day to participate in the Great American Cleanup in Oconee County - starting at 9 am at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville. We are so fortunate to live in such a wonderful place with rolling green hills, a pastoral setting, and small town charm.  However, as you travel the roads of Oconee County, you have likely noticed that we have a growing problem plaguing our beautiful community:  Litter. I would like to issue a person invitation on behalf of KOCBC.  May 10th is our annual Great American Clean Up in Oconee County and they need your help. You can make a big difference.  Please conside...

 I had a great time at the Oconee County GOP candidates forum last week at the Watkinsville Community Center. Just so every knows, I will repeat this for 10,000th time, I vote in the Republican primary in Oconee County depsite my McGovern Democratic party roots and upbringing, to have as much impact on the local representation and government. In a race like Regina Quick versus Doug McKillip in the GOP primary for State House 117th in 2012, it can make a difference when the vote total is 64 votes. In primaries or run offs when second and third can be separated by an equally small margin, the Democratic to Republican crossover vote can make a huge difference as well. Beyond that it might seem like a kiss of death for certain longtime Democratic supporters such as myself to offer up endorsements or to put a sign in their yard. I was not successful supporting the Board of Education candidacies of Chuck Toney or Ashley Hood, or the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners in Chuck H...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Commissioners Accuse Chairman Davis ... : Luke, Daniell Take Lead The ongoing election for chairman of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners spilled over into the agenda-setting...

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce did a fine service to the community and some estimated 250 voters that attended the evening's activities. Chairman Davis will be addressing the Democratic Committee at 7:00 pm and answering a few questions and then we will be welcoming challenger Chuck Hortons sometime shortly after 8:00 pm Thursday, June 21 at the Government Annex at 1290  Greensboro Highway. The exchanges between Harvey O. "Trey" Downs and Sheriff Scott Berry became heated and the audience also flared up with applause and heckling on both sides of the same aisle (or in this care auditorium). The volume of traffic, square miles and experience were just part of the Editor Stephanie Gross stephanie.gross@patch.com   Dan Matthews Home s School Board Chairman Candidates Field Questions at Political Forum ...