Oconee County, GA Politics

Please attend the special screening of the documentary film "World's Smallest Airport" at the Sanctuary at 2nd and Barnett Shoals 7:00 pm Saturday evening,  March 10th. The film is very child friendly. Consider attending one of the fine area restaurants such as Kumquat Mae before hand if you can as they are donating 10% of the proceeds toward Team 6 of Project Safe's Dancing with the Athens Stars, which competes April 1st at the Classic Center.

This will be big - lots of press coverage and out-of-town guests, now including Alvin Sykes, who led the effort to secure congressional passage of the Emmett Till Bill. He is now seeking funding for the bill, which provides for investigating civil rights cold cases. The Walton County Dem’s are coming – hope you can make it too. Nice flier attached! – Cathi Watkins Moore’s Ford Memorial Committee FBI, Justice Dept. Officials, Ex-Klansman Seek Public Support in Solving Moore’s Ford Lynching of 1946 Feds, Locals Head for Monroe, GA to Re-invigorate Investigation On Saturday, March 28, key Justice Department and FBI officials are headed for Monroe, GA to meet with civic leaders and local residents and build public support for a 62 year old murder investigation. Beginning at 2 p.m. at the historic Monroe Community Center, filmmaker Keith Beauchamp will screen his one hour documentary, Murders in Black and White, on the Moore's Ford Lynching of July 25, 1946. On that day, a wh...

Please attend this watershed cinematic gala here in our lovely county. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.  To: oconee@yahoogroups.com  Subject: [oconee] Movie Night -- in Oconee!    Dear Oconee Democrats (and friends),    Let's get together to see a movie in our neck of the woods this time!    There's an award-winning documentary about sustainability showing this  Tuesday that's part of a series sponsored by the Southern Arts  Federation. The documentary's producer will be at the screening to  answer questions.    See the information below.    Hope to see you!    Pat Priest      * Producer to show 'Ripe for Change'*    Jed Riffe, an independent film producer, will present his film, "Ripe  for Change," at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the North Oconee High School  auditorium. The film is part of the 2008-09 Southern Circuit of the  Southern Arts Federation. Admissi...