Oconee County, GA Politics

View this email in your browser Newsletter: April 12, 2018 Read on about Chalis Montgomery speaking at our next Oconee Dems meeting, spring voting info, and a potluck picnic. Chalis Montgomery will be speaking at the next Oconee Democratic Committee Meeting on Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30pm . Chalis is running for U.S. Congress, representing District 10 (which includes all of Oconee County). Judicial candidates Lisa Lott and Eric Norris will speak as well. Please come and join us! This will be a great opportunity to meet your candidates and other Democrats in the area.  Join us at Harris Shoals Park for the Oconee Progressives potluck on April 29 at 4pm . Bring a dish to share and come to see old friends and meet new members of the Oconee Progressives. We'll also kick-off members Andrea Wellnitz ...

The Oconee County Magistrate Court was quite the happening place this Friday morning: you had Fox 5 videotaping from Judge Eric Norris's third floor courtroom for the initial hearing of accused Chad Ruark murder suspect (and brother-in-law) Daniel Anglin to a packed house of attendees, along with another domestic violence case. My heart goes out to all involved in that case. Next it was time for the probable cause hearing for Douglas Lanier Orr, a 70 year old Vietnam Veteran and accused animal abuser after four or five dead cats and a couple of chickens were found in his trash.  The trash company called Animal Control, and Oconee County Animal Control Officer Hensley responded to ostensibly find one cat to have yet to have expired, complete with an eyeball out in the best Bill the Cat description I have heard in a while, and kudos to Judge Norris for not making the members of audience look at all the photos of the deceased animals. The subsequent University of Georgia Veterinar...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Magistrate Court Judge Finds Oconee ... : What Does Hours of Operation Mean? Oconee County Magistrate Court Judge Eric Norris on Friday found Matt Elder in violation of a county zo...