Oconee County, GA Politics

The Oconee County Democratic Committee is sponsoring a local version of the March for our Lives at the Oconee Veterans Park (3500 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677) 11 am-1 pm Saturday, March 23, 2018 at the Tennis Pavilion in the park adjacent to the softball fields and tennis courts. Robert Wyatt, Treasurer of the OCDC, will greet the audience and ask for a moment of silence for the 17 victims of the Parkland massacre; thank Dan Matthews, Watkinsville City Councilman, for serving as our photographer; and then introduce John Daniell (BOC), who, after his remarks, will introduce Amy Parrish (BOE), who will then introduce Dave Shearon (Watkinsville mayor) who in turn will introduce Jonathan Wallace. Jonathan will introduce Deborah Gonzalez, and then the candidates: Chalis Montgomery, Richard Winfield, and Marisue Hilliard (who is a candidate in the 46th District Senate race). Finally Jonathan will introduce the two student speakers who will close the official program....

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....

We have another hole at Barnett Shoals and Third Street in Watkinsville. It would be great to get that replaced again before the Christmas Parade

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Oconee farm tour The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Agri-Business Farm-City Tour on Nov. 20. Tour begins at 8:15 a.m. at the Thomas Cotton Gin on Georgia Highway 15 south of Watkinsville. Buses leave for tours of Hale’s Dairy, the Pastures of Rose Creek and Athens Seed Co. During a barbecue luncheon, the winners of essay contests from local agriculture students will be announced. The event is free.

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Dear Dan, Save the Dates for OCAF's 20th Annual Holiday Market! It is just around the corner and you don't want to miss your chance to shop among the many beautiful items offered by the over 70 artists and craftspeople participating in this year's Market.   ______________________________________________   FRI- Dec 5, 5-9 PM SAT & SUN, Dec 6 & 7, 10 AM to 5 PM Join us for this festive Holiday tradition & find those perfect, unique, handmade items for all the special people on your Holiday gift list!  The 20th Annual Holiday Market is open Friday evening, December 5 from 5 - 9 PM,   Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Lots of FREE Parking! . Come early on Saturday and avoid the rush for parade parking!       Admissio...

Subject: historical society meeting Date: November 16, 2014 at 3:58:40 PM EST We will have a meeting this coming Tuesday evening (November 18) at Ashford Manor 7pm.  Below is a brief summary of the minutes of the last meeting.  Come help us discuss future events and activities. Peggy Business Meeting: 1.  Evaluation of History on the Lawn:   We got a lot of positive feed back from participations who said they had a good time.  One person reported that she had been gathering things ever since she heard about the event and that she couldn't wait to come.  There were also positive comments about this year's panel. We have gotten one new member since the event.             Suggestions for next year:  (1) We need some sort of sign in system or way to count participants.  One suggestion was to offer some sort of prize for which people needed to fill out information that gets pu...

OCONEE COUNTY • Oconee County Planning Commission Meeting, 7 p.m., today. • Recreational Affairs Committee Meeting, 5-6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

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Usual Football Friday - drive carefully out there Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Advisory Message: Accident with injuries on 10 Loop at 316 both lanes will be blocked find alternate route From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:07:32 +0000 --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Friday November 14, 2014, 3:07 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Offic...

Specifics Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Advisory Message: The Outer loop between exit 1 and exit 4 is closed. One lane of the inner loop is closed. From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:10:53 +0000 --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Friday November 14, 2014, 3:10 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. ...

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