Oconee County, GA Politics

Just a word of warning to those who might be driving downtown to vote or anything on Simonton Bridge Road west toward downtown in Watkinsville. Work has begun near the First Christian Church to stop the flooding that may or may not be caused by the large Town Center shopping mall across Simonton Bridge. There was one block cordoned off while curbs were being finished this extremely busy Special Election St. Patrick's Day Tuesday on a warm and lovely afternoon.  Might be a good day to walk to the polls? afternoon. The final westbound block (between First and Main Streets in downtown Watkinsville) of Simonton Bridge Road in under construction and blocked for construction of new curbing to attempt to abate the near constant flooding at the church on Main Street. Watkinsville Mayor Charles Ivie worked with various members of the church to come to some compromise on what the city will or would not do, and apparently they are doing with the guidance of Mr. Mar...

Despite a full house and agenda, the brief July meeting of the Watkinsville City Council was considerably dampened by the declaration of the 70 year old Trustee Roy "Doc" Crawford of the Watkinsville First Christian Church going off on the three City Council members present and Mayor Charles Ivie about the storm water run off ostensibly caused by the Town Center development and the lack of water run off planning by this and the former municipal administration of Joe Walter. Civil War re-enactors address the city council with Stephen Simpson watching "Six and a half hours of soaking up water with shop vacs two days in a row," complained Crawford about the second flooding of the basement in the longtime Watkinsville landmark located at 4 North Main Street. He pointed toward the impervious asphalt surface run off of the neighboiring Town Center development and the lack of proper sewage engineering as the reasons why his place of worship was threatened with wate...

Go getcha some blueberries and peaches from 'round here. Sparse crowds guaranteed on Tuesday evenings Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Pastures Rose Creek <pastures1051@gmail.com> Date: 07/02/2013 4:03 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Subject: The Pastures of Rose Creek: This Week's Market Hello All!  Whoops!, these monday emails are going to take some getting used to...a little delayed - but here it is! Happy Birthday, USA!   If the US is anything like my sister it will declare July it's birthday month and anticipate a steady shower of daily gifts.     Luckily for us, that is not the case.  I mean, what do you get a nation that's still in it's teenage years that it will fully appreciate?  She may be a teenager in nation years, but she is also, for most of us, our mother land - so do you go for a mother-y gift, like a hand made macaroni necklace? Or something more age appropriate, li...

Tuesday the Farmers Market did not look particularly packed in front of Watkinsville First Christian Church when I drove by after 6 pm, but you can bet your bottom dollar that Saturday morning it will be in front of the Courthouse. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: What You Need To Know About This Week at the Farmers Market From: oconeefm@yahoo.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 11:39:28 +0000 What You Need To Know About This Week at the Farmers Market This week's newsletter includes the market preview, a featured vendor, the week's musician, and our blog on the Oconee Patch.  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . ...