Oconee County, GA Politics

So many thanks to Pat Priest, Pat Adams, and Sarajane Love for coming out on a Saturday morning for an hour of picking up garbage on the Oconee Connector this morning. Found a pair of credit cards amongst the many cups, cigarette butts, and wrappers along both sides of the busy road. In case you want to join us, here is where we meet, right besides the QuikTrip: This is where we gather to pick up garbage along the Oconee Connector once a quarter. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews From: oconee@yahoogroups.com To: oconee@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:01:13 +0000 Subject: [oconee] Garbage pick up, 9/21/2013, 10:00 am --> --> Reminder from: oconee Yahoo Group Title: Garbage pick up Date: Saturday September 21, 2013 Time: 10:00 am -...

Authorities Say Saturday Fire on Daniels Bridge Road is 'Suspicious in Origin'

A very wise person once told me that the issue of paying our beloved volunteer firefighters here in Oconee County was the "third rail" of local political issues, meaning touch it and you will be shocked by the reaction against you. Well I never let popularity or lack thereof slow me down on looking forward to a  day where change is inevitable for the better for all of us. I hope someday, some way, we are able to pay our volunteer fire fighters for their concerted and continued efforts in Oconee County. Lowell reading a book about guns while donating dollars to help burn victims We handed the first person at Butler's crossing a handful of change as we were driving toward Atlanta yesterday in our usual State Route 53 to Highway 78 path to Druid Hills. I had to give the change to second person I encountered as we were in the left turn lane with the arrow and did not want to slow traffic down. I actually gave my coins to the guy closer to the Taco Stand and the Middle S...

Mark Melvin Resigns As Oconee's Deputy Fire Chief