Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation can sure use your participation in their massive pottery show early next month Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:00:09 -0400 Subject: Volunteer at OCAF's Perspectives From: vjmoody@gmail.com To: OCAF needs volunteers for the Perspectives Annual Pottery Invitational. If you are interested go to http://www.ocaf.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=158 and select "Click Here To Volunteer." Enter your e-mail where prompted, then click on a date you may want to volunteer and you'll see a list of all the jobs needed on that day and which ones need someone.

Oconee County Seeks a General Services Technician

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Code Enforcement Cites Oconee Waste ... : Court Date Set for Sept. 14 The Oconee County Code Enforcement Office has cited Matt Elder for violation of the ordinance that rezoned 6.2...

Qualifying for Watkinsville Elections to Begin on Monday, Aug. 27

After a decade in office, Samantha Purcell has decided that her time and tenure on the Watkinsville City Council will come to an end. Mike Huff of Watkinsville will reportedly seek the position. According to the Oconee Enterprise, he is a neophyte in the political realm but seems to favor the "Red Dawn" school of films, according to his Facebook page.

Oconee County Farmers Market is a wonderful grass roots phenomenon around here Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:25:35 -0700 From: oconeefm@yahoo.com Subject: this week's market Market Manager oconeefm@yahoo.com www.oconeefarmersmarket.org  (currently being updated)  --- On Fri, 8/24/12, Oconee Farmers Market oconeefm@yahoo.com wrote: From: Oconee Farmers Market oconeefm@yahoo.com Subject: this week's market To: "Oconee Farmers Market" oconeefm@yahoo.com Date: Friday, August 24, 2012, 9:08 AM Greetings- Please join us for another abundant Oconee Farmers Market on Saturday, August 25th. This week our vendors will be bringing a variety of items including but not limited to- 100% grass fed beef including beef burgundy samples, beef, pork and chicken including sausages, whole chickens, etc.free range eggs, local wildflower and Sourwood honey, lip balms and beeswax candles,peas, butter beans, ...

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Southern Nights by the River A fundraiser supporting GreenLaw's case on behalf of the Altamaha Riverkeeper to fight the pollution caused by the Rayonier plant Sunday, August 26, 2012 4-7 p.m. Dear Dan, It's not too late to join the fun on Sunday and support our case on behalf of the Altamaha Riverkeeper to fight pollution caused by the Rayonier plant.  Tickets are available at the door.  Tickets are $100/person.   Get directions to the party. The Home of Madeline & Phil Van Dyck 154 Sedgefield Drive** Athens, Georgia 30606 Featuring Readings by Janisse Ray and Dorinda Dallmeyer Music by Randall Bramblett Catering by Athens Chef Hugh Acheson of 5&10 Restaurant Aerial Dance Solo by Susan Murphy, F...

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Say it ain't so! This restaurant has been part of my family, and I hope it finds a way to stay open. This would apply to the Butler's Crossing location only in Watkinsville, Oconee County. I hope this does not come to pass. The ownership changed not all that long ago, and I only think it has been open a couple of years at the most.

The weeks for the Farmers Market are starting to dwindle down..... Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:56:39 -0400 Subject: Pastures of Rose Creek: This Week's Harvest From: pastures1051@gmail.com Hello again from The Pastures of Rose Creek! They're coming!!!  They're coming!!! FARM FRESH EGGS are just around the corner!  Just yesterday Ann discovered the first official egg from our batch of chickens.  We have raised these chickens since they were wee little chicks (March 2012) and they have now reached maturity and are ready to lay their first eggs.  These chickens are happy, free-ranging chickens who spend their days doing what chickens do best - eating bugs and grasses and fertilizing our fields!  And now they will be laying happy, healthy eggs...1 chicken will lay approximately 1 egg every 23 hours!  So, keep an eye out for our market table - you should be seeing FARM FRESH EGGS in about 2 weeks....

Help clean up Watkinsville Cemetery this Saturday morning with the fine folks from Bethel Baptist Church. From: "psommer" psommer@bellsouth.net Date: August 23, 2012 9:00:02 PM EDT To: "'psommer'" psommer@bellsouth.net ; Subject: Watkinsville Cemetery work day Bethel Baptist Church has organized a work day for the Watkinsville Cemetery this Saturday starting at 9:30.  Anyone who is interested is welcome to show up to help. Peggy

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I wish I know what time this was happening, Tony Sincerely,  Dan Matthews This is the kind of thing my son might like to do. From: tlathrup@oconee.ga.us Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:21:12 -0700 Subject: Free Lacrosse Clinic - This Sunday! Free Lacrosse Clinic Date:                    Sunday, August 26 Location:             Herman C. Michael Park Ages:                    5 th - 12 grade Lacrosse is a spring sport and is one of the fastest growing sports in the nation.  Any 5 th - 12 grader is invited to attend the free clinic.  No equipment is required, only tennis shoes and active wear needed. Oconee Veterans Park 3500A Hog Mountain Road Watkinsville, GA 30677

Begin forwarded message: From: Fred Johnson ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com Date: August 21, 2012 7:26:43 PM EDT To: Fred Johnson ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com Subject: TONHS June and July Note from Fred Reply-To: Fred Johnson ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com Dear Fellow High Shoalers,                                                                August 21, 2012 The council set the budget and millage rate for the next year in June and July; taxes were left unchanged from this past year.   As you can imagine, all the discussion centered around justification for current spending and ways to manage the budget best.   The majority of the town's spending is in the...

Everyone who reads this blog with regularity realizes I supported Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry in his recent re-election campaign, however his first official duty after winning the Primary made me at least pause to reconsider whether I should have supported Trey Downs or not. I do think Trey will be our next Sheriff in 2016. But this is about playing politics outside the county. That initial action by Berry upon winning another term was endorsing the runner up in the recent primary in former Sheriff Clayton Lowe in his attempt to regain the lead law enforcement officer position in nearby Madison County.  Lowe lost to current Sheriff Kip Thomas four years ago and Lowe was second in the Primary 15 days ago. The difference then was 500 votes and the difference tonight was 300. Tonight Thomas retained the Sheriff's office in the run off by a similar percentage as in the primary.  I would think most folks in any nearby county would bristle at the suggestion of an out of ...