Oconee County, GA Politics

No, the Mayor Jeff Thomas did not resign at last night's meeting. He apparently did ask the city attorney what the best time would be during the Monday. City Council member B.J. Ivie did offer his resignation in an apparent attempt at some sort of de-certification due to a lack of quorum. Council member Steve Holzman is working on posting audio of the fractious session. Expect more soon from him at Small Town Politics - North High Shoals soon. Expect Fred Johnston and Violet Dawe to do something to try and mitigate these circumstances. North High Shoals is nothing if not entertaining. Here is where the tape recorded audio is. This is not official minutes.

This season I have been coaching my son in basketball at the Oconee County Recreation Department primarily at the John T. Brannen building's gymnasium of the Herman C. Michael park. We play two games at the slick rubberized floor of Malcolm Bridge Elementary School. If anyone wants to run for the Oconee County Board of Education on a "no more unsafe rubberized gymnasium floor" platform to perhaps replace David Weeks' slot now that he is running for Christine Franklin's chair slot (she is not seeking re-election), I will certainly support and endorse them. Previously I coached the oldest kids in the recreation department (15-16 year olds) and was popular enough to be picked to coach an all-star team to state where we were stomped at Fort Stewart about 15 years ago. Now I am coaching the youngest kids and have learned you cannot employ the same competitive techniques with the smaller children. The Oconee County Recreation Department has always been very good to me,...