Oconee County, GA Politics

I predict that Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry win re-election and shall defeat a very determined Kevin "Chappy" Hynes. I think the outcome will be a whole lot closer than anybody expected ,and while you cannot combine the Trey Downs vote from 4 years ago with the support for Kevin chappy Hynes is not a true political calculus equation. Trey Downs voters are not necessarily all going to vote for Hynes, but I imagine a good bit of them will. I do think that those distinct demographics will come together to give Scott Berry a whole lot closer a race, and I do hope that Chappy Hynes does get a real job with a law enforcement organization that is full time in the next four years (and could possibly be our next Sheriff). Sheriff races are usually won on personality. Scott Berry has a whole lot of personality and charm. Given all the obstacles and possible problems he has overcome, I cannot see Sheriff Berry losing this time around. I do think that Penny Mills will g...

HULL Mayor Paul Elkins (I) / unopposed City Council Paul Cook (I) / 6 Paige Phillips / 23 (works in Watkinsville Post Office) OCONEE COUNTY BOGART City Council Four-year term (top two vote-getters win) Pam McNair / 38 Michael Ward / 70 John Larkin / 59 Weymand Steed / 40 Two-year unexpired term T.L. Turman / unopposed NORTH HIGH SHOALS City Council Post 3 David Lawrence / 110 Scott Wilson / 78 Post 4 Stephen Arnold / 98 Sarah Donegan / 88 Post 5 Violet Dawe (I) / unopposed

Go vote today if you live in Oconee County for the SPLOST referendum (essentially another penny on every dollar of purchases in Oconee to help our towns and projects through the unincorporated areas as well) or especially if you are a resident of the municipality of Bogart (which stretches into a tiny portion of Clarke as well) where there is a race between two candidates to replace Mayor Terri Glenn. Those candidates are Janet Jones and Michael Ward and I salute them both for having the nerve to serve as an elected official, a thankless task if there every was one. Just ask David Weeks . Thanks to Adam Thompson for writing the story in today's paper to remind me of this important municipal election in Bogart . Adam was treated poorly twice by a copy editor demon on Saint Patrick's Day. Must be that red hair. Happy St. Patrick Day, by the way.