Oconee County, GA Politics

This comes from the City of Watkinsville Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject:Heavy Rain and Potential Flood Threat Continues Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:56:24 -0500 From: jsanders@cityofwatkinsville.com To:. From: Karla Hulsey [ mailto:khulsey@oconee.ga.us ] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 1:56 PM To: Janice Wilson Subject: FW: Heavy Rain and Potential Flood Threat Continues Importance: High From: Karla Hulsey Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 1:44 PM To: ALL; Subject: Heavy Rain and Potential Flood Threat Continues Importance: High Good afternoon, everyone.  Please see below for information concerning the heavy rain and possible flooding headed our way.  We will send out more information as we get it.  As always, stay safe and be alert to changing weather conditions.  Thanks, Karla Karla Hulsey Oconee County Fire Rescue / EMA P. O. Box 145 Watkinsville, GA 30677 P-706-310-3600 F-706-31...

The rains we have received lately are a blessing as an inch below the top soil it is still bone dry in our Oconee County soil, but it has taken its toll on our Fall Soccer program with cancellations Thursday already. The Picture Day tomorrow will go rain or shine at the Oconee Veterans Park. width="12" height="12"> Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:18 -0700 Subject: Picture Day, Punt Pass & Kick and Soccer Attention OCPRD Football, Flag Football, Cheerleading, and Soccer Parents:   Soccer games  for Saturday are still on as scheduled. Please check the weather hotline for cancelation updates. 706-769-2965   Pictures are still a on as scheduled  - rain or shine . If it rains you will go inside the building  located in the Park where you were scheduled.   Please review the schedule or check with your coach   about   which park to report to for pictures and for the game. Picture Locations: OVP ? Oconee Veterans P...

For those parents and Grandparents waiting with baited breath for the beautiful soccer team and individual photographs of their strapping youths, they are in and will distributed during the final couple of game slots Saturday, Monday and Tuesday if the fields ever drain completely. The club game scheduled for the Oconee Veterans Park has been postponed/rescheduled/canceled for this evening. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Pictures / UGA Soccer Canceled Coaches, Pictures are in (except for Oct 4 make up pictures).  Team Packages will be brought out and distributed next week according to the game schedule. It will begin with Monday  activities first and so forth.  They are now organized for the distribution.  Please no individual  pick-ups. There will be no soccer at OVP tonight. UGA Men's Soccer vs. Tennessee Vols has been canceled.   Jared Hightower Athletic Program Coordinator Oconee County Parks & Re...

Just an update for you Oconee County soccer enthusiasts - not surprising considering we had three inches of rain yesterday. Just in time for our new watering regualtions, too. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:06:58 -0400 Subject: Fields Closed for Thursday Attention Coaches & Officials:   ·          All OVP, BSC,  & HCM fields are closed for activities for Thursday October 9 th .   ·          The Inclement Weather Hotline (IWC) has been updated.   ·          Tennis has not yet been cancelled. An update will be made on Tennis around 2:30pm   ·          U12 & U14 Soccer Games scheduled for tonight will be moved to Thursday October 23 rd .  The times and locations will remain the same.   ·     ...

Here's some information a friend gave me about a workshop coming up May 20: Herb Rainwater Harvesting Workshop What: Rain Harvesting Workshop - This Professional Training is part of the American Rain Catchment System Association's Professional Certification Program (http://www.arcsa.org/). In order to improve water conservation in Northeast Georgia, University of Georgia and Texas A&M University have teamed up to offer this in-depth training to professionals and homeowners. Come join us to learn how to conserve water and save money on your water bill. By attending this training you will learn about designing rain harvest systems - downspouts, cisterns, rainbarrels, water features, filters, pumps, pipes, water quality and irrigation options will all be covered. Where: Oconee County Civic Center, 2661 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677 When: May 20, 2008 Cost: $10 (covers lunch, breaks, and print material) Register online: http://www.caes.uga.edu/unit/a...

Two doors down from the house in the neighboring subdivision that was struck with lightning last month another bolt struck late this afternoon. Oddly I had come home early from work with a migraine headache which seemed to go away once the flash of lightning landed in Taylor's Landing. The Oconee County Volunteer Fire Department responded with their usual lightning last response to the same scene where I took photos of them last month. I was on my way to my son's flag football game, which was canceled tonight along with the Oconee County High School Homecoming parade on Main Street. Just another night in the small town.....