Oconee County, GA Politics

Stacey Evans, Democratic Representative from Smyrna to the Georgia House, told Oconee County Democrats not to criticize the voters for the defeat of Hillary Clinton and election of Donald Trump on Nov. 8 in Georgia. The Democrats didn’t get out enough of their voters to win the election in Georgia and across the country, she said. Evans said the Democratic Party is on the right side of issues facing Georgia and that she believes the party will have success in the state in the near future not only because of the changing demographics but also because issues the party champions have broad popular support. Evans was speaking to a group of 30–all but four of them women–at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville on Nov. 13, five days after Donald Trump swept to victory with the support of the majority of the voters in Oconee County and the state. Evans told the group to start working harder at the local level to get Democrats elected to local and state offices. ...

Oconee County Observations: More SPLOST Money May Be Needed For Courthouse Sec... : Turnout Low At Hearing Only about 20 people turned out tonight at the third meeting on proposed projects for the Oconee County 2015 Specia...

Oconee County Observations: Challengers For Oconee County Board Of Commissione... : Incumbents Waiting On Input Oconee County voters will get a chance to vote on liquor by the drink if two of the challengers to incumbents ...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Revised Its Farmland Protection Prog... : Now Waiting On Federal Funding When the Oconee County Board of Commissioners began its overhaul of its farmland protection program 15 mont...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee And Walton Counties To Hold Hard Labor Cree... : Gov. Deal Expected The Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir Management Board has decided to hold an official reservoir groundbreaking cerem...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Commissioners Award Bids For Grounds... : Pebble Creek Suit In Background The Oconee County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday awarded $92,298 in bids for grounds maintenance at O...

Oconee County Observations: Rose Creek Mitigation Bank Seeking Variance To Wor... : Holds Easement For Site Rose Creek Mitigation Bank, one of two such banks operating in the county, is awaiting a state permit to be able t...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Commissioners Scheduled To Decide Fu... : Now Sitting Empty The Oconee County Board of Commissioners tomorrow night is scheduled to take up a rezone request by the new owner of Peb...

Oconee County Observations: Rep. Quick Has Draft Legislation In Hand To Change... : Receptivity In House Uncertain Rep. Regina Quick of the 117th House District has received from the House Legislative Counsel draft legisla...

Oconee County Observations: Presbyterian Homes of Georgia Wants to Relocate Pr... : Needs Rezone and Variance Presbyterian Homes of Georgia has submitted plans to the Oconee County Planning Department that would shift its ...

Oconee County Observations: Mars Hill Widening on Schedule, Oconee County Publ... : Dirt Moving by Late 2013 The purchase of needed rights of way for the widening of Mars Hill Road from SR 316 to Butler’s Crossing is progr...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County To Add Three Billboards As Part of S... : One For Butler’s Crossing Oconee County will get three new billboards--two of them on Epps Bridge Parkway and one in Butler’s Crossing--as...

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...

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...

Oconee County Observations: Nonpartisan Oconee County Candidate Forums on July... : July 31 Primaries Two nonpartisan forums in which citizens will have the chance to pose their questions directly to candidates contesting ...

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Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Gives Nod to Intergovernmental Agree... : “Simple Concept” Approximately 838 acres that straddle the Oconee County-Clarke County line, split roughly in half when the Georgia Genera...

Dear Friends, I can think of a number of reasons why citizens of the 113th House District should attend the candidate forum from 7-9 p.m. tomorrow night in the auditorium of the Oconee County Library on Experiment Station Road in Watkinsville. Here are a few: 1. This is a chance to see all four candidates and listen to each respond to the questions posed by citizens. If you haven't made up your mind about a candidate to support, this should help. 2. Regardless of who wins, the candidates need to know about the concerns of citizens. This is a chance for you to help them do that. 3. A strong democracy requires an active citizenry. You can help demonstrate the vitality of democracy in Oconee and the surrounding counties by attending. 4. Russ Page and I have asked each of the four candidates to give up an evening during a very short campaign period. We are going to be very embarrassed if the room is empty. You can help us avoid embarrassment. Please do come to the fo...