Oconee County, GA Politics

Subject: Atlanta Falcons Heads Up Football Clinic - Elberton Hello: My name is Amanda Dinkel and I am the Community Relations Coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. I wanted to reach out and let you know about a special opportunity in your area from the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons will be hosting a Heads Up Football Clinic on Tuesday, March 24 in Elberton, GA. This free clinic is for children ages 6 –14 and focuses on teaching proper tackling and a variety of football fundamentals. A Parent Informational Session will also be offered for parents during the clinic that will be led by former Atlanta Falcons Linebacker Buddy Curry. Parents can learn about proper equipment fitting, concussion awareness and Heads Up Tackling. For more information and to register, please see the link below. www.atlantafalcons.com/headsupclinics Heads Up Football Clinic – Elberton, GA Date: Tuesday, March 24 Time: Heads Up Clinic 6:00 – 8:15 pm, Parent Information Session: 6:15 –...

I firmly believe that Watkinsville will continue to grow and prosper with the passage of Liquor By The Drink tomorrow. Municipal voters do not have to wear green to vote at either the Government Annex or the City Hall/Community Center from 7 pm to 7 am to keep Watkinsville a viable, dynamic community compatible with the rest of Oconee and Clarke counties. Please vote and if you need a ride to the polls, I will be happy to give you one, at 706-372-1062. The times that would be best for me at 7 am to 8:00 am, or 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm or 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. I am sure it will be a nice day to walk to the polls if you have not advance voted yet. Watkinsville is a wonderful city that continues to evolve and grow. Should we vote NO as a City, we might as well be Bishop. There are municipal voters who eat at restaurants every day of their lives who have voted against it. There is an organized effort to pass it with the signs and postcards and what not, but surely there are just as many close...

Town of North High Shoals - meeting tonight on building new Town Hall TONHS Residents, Council member Holzman is inviting community members to come to the council meeting tonight at Town Hall at 7:30 pm to provide community input on the new town hall.  He says they will be " Putting the final touches on the request of proposals or deciding to go with an architect."   Please come provide them input on this important building project and pass on the word about the meeting. Here is the rest of the agenda:  Old Business:      Street Update – M. Beall          Possible Erosion Plantation/Speedway – V. Dawe      Park Update – M. Beall; S. Holzman Barn,          Clean-Up Day, Fitness Trail, Playground Equipment, etc.      Swimming Pool and Fence – Morgan Wheeler   ...

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Author Phil Williams was honored Sunday in hometown of Madison. He has been living in Watkinsville. From his website: A member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and winner of numerous state and national literary awards, Philip Lee Williams has been honored since the beginning of his publishing career some 30 years ago. Among his honors are: Adrienne Bond Award for Poetry. For The Color of All Things: 99 Love Poem s, to be published by Mercer University Press in the spring of 2015. National Book of the Year for The Flower Seeker: An Epic Poem of William Bartram . From Books and Culture Magazine, 2011. Georgia Author of the Year, Poetry, The Flower Seeker: An Epic Poem of William Bartram , 2011 Georgia Author of the Year, Fiction, The Campfire Boys , 2010. Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. Inducted in spring, 2010. Georgia Governor’s Award in the Humanities, 2007. Michael Shaara Prize for A Distant Flame , 2005. This prize is for the best Civil War novel published i...

Georgia lands NCAA tournament spot, will play Michigan State in Charlotte

Oconee County Observations: Jimmy Daniell Road Rezone Likely To Be Removed Fro... : PHG Main Remaining Item The developer of a proposed complex of office warehouses on Jimmy Daniell Road on Friday requested that the projec...

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Athens woman to speak at Oconee County Historical Society

Georgia lands NCAA tournament spot, will play Michigan State in Charlotte | Athens Banner Herald Mobile

Georgia lands NCAA tournament spot, will play Michigan State in Charlotte | Athens Banner Herald Mobile

Area standouts ready for Clarke-Oconee All-Star Game

Georgia Teen Raises Money To Help Wounded Vets In Wheelchairs Take It Off-Road

The Clarke County area Democratic Committee hosted and listened to Chief Judge T. Patrick  Haggard Saturday morning to a packed house upstairs at Kumquat Mae. The Judge described the various accountability courts: (mental health, drug, DUI) but primarily focused on his dozen or so people involved in the Veterans Court,  privately every Tuesday afternoon in the Clarke County Superior Court.   Mentors and other advocates are sought, but need to sign a confidentiality agreement to attend these sessions, according to Judge Haggard. There are 5 phases of duration during the Veterans Court after an initial assessment, and so far no one has graduated from the area court, but many success stories and employment have emerged, as well as a lowering of the return trips to prison. Jobs are part of the equation for most. Judge Haggard answered questions from the audience about a range of issues from marijuana legalization to mental health and dementia. He was as ca...

Fire damages home of UGA strength coach

Seth Hathaway named PACS head of school - Oconee Enterprise: News

North Oconee H.S. student reportedly suffers head trauma following beating

Watkinsville Artist Jan Perkins featured at Southworks - Oconee Enterprise: News

Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Our freezers are restocked! From: pastures1051@gmail.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:46:03 +0000 Our freezers are restocked! --> March 13th Newsletter View this email in your browser ...

Dan, This is a new low… even for Georgia Republicans. Republican Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue signed on to a letter designed to undermine nuclear proliferation negotiations between President Obama and Iranian leaders. The letter from 47 GOP senators warned Iranian leaders that any deal agreed upon wouldn't necessarily last past the President's administration. We've seen the GOP act as obstructionists for years, but this is a brazen, unprecedented move that could have dire consequences on our national security. US Secretary of State John...