Oconee County, GA Politics

We will all be able to slap around hockey pucks with the ice glazing getting everybody here in Oconee County. The frozen tropical rain is coming down harder now than the snow ever was. With a thousand trucks using 285 as a parking lot, I do not expect the arctic blast is going to let anyone go anywhere very easily in the next couple of days.

The worst part may yet be the two inches of slush under the four inches of snow, at least in my subdivision. This is a very dry snow and the snow is actually keeping the slush slushy at this point, with the best advice is stay at home and do not drive anywhere. Right now it is sleeting with a stinging, icy precipitation in Watkinsville. All the roads are covered and there is an occasional patch of slush poking through the side of the road. The crust on top of the snow makes it tough for the animals to get around out in the wintry mess.  The snow is not the least bit wet, and is very dry and easy to knock off your vehicles under carports. Riding around in your cars is really stupid and dangerous as it is packing down the frozen precipitation into a hard pack of ice slush that is only going to get worse. Do not drive anywhere. Get out your sleds and skis, but do not get in cars or trucks or any heavy motorized vehicle.  Lt. Griffin Attaberry of the Oconee County Sheriff's...

With the six inches of snow, the Oconee County Sheriff's Department just closed Epps Bridge Road from the Oconee County line to Wal-Mart with several cars stranded, according to Deputy Lee Weems of the Oconee County Sheriff's Department. There is a very steep grade from the bridge until Wal-Mart. This is the tail end of 316 as well so please do not drive on that road. Do not drive people, stay at home and be safe.