Oconee County, GA Politics

I respect how Elf Power has their own little compound in the Orange Twin community north of Athens. Elf Power March Back To The Web With Rykodisc

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OnlineAthens.com | News | Moore's Ford benefit scheduled Saturday 02/10/06

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But I saw the requisite equipment for it at Play It Again Sports while shopping for tee-ball gear today.

Your article is accurate.  Please note David Williams was nominated and selected as the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. You might want to acknowledge the replacement for the Board of Health is for "long-time resident" Joe Anne Mitchell. Athens Banner Herald had a really nice article on her several months before she died. Just as an aside: You've presented the relief I felt after receiving the approval to bid on the T.E. project - streetscape completely accurately.  That relief probably should have been tempered with the approval of a 1/2 million dollar effort that will greatly help the City's Downtown retail district. My frustration, Dan, has been this project spread over such a period of time that local, Regional, State, and Federal Officials have changed and the review process was exacerbated. T hanks, Jim Luken    

Watkinsville City Council Feb. 8, 2006 Oconee Living Section Athens Banner-Herald Watkinsville Council listens to Wisteria Ridge update By Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Correspondent Watkinsville city council members heard from the owners of the Wisteria Ridge development Wednesday about construction of the city’s first major apartment complex adjacent to the county jail off business route 441 and Experiment Station Road. Brothers David and Chuck Williams talked about how the property had been in the family for 50 years and their mother still lived next to Call’s Creek on the property. They are developing 16 buildings with a 103 units on almost 13 acres of property with 4.4 acres left largely undisturbed near the water. David is the chairman of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce and Chuck is the President of the North Georgia Bank. The process for developing this property has been slightly different than the normal procedures because of the timeline set in motion after having received per...

Well I guess I can't say something witty and or sarcastic here or I might be party to the lawsuit over these folks' reaction to the animals doing what animals do naturally. I think they should settle the whole matter with a Texas Death Cage match wrestling tournament, and they could charge admission and the winner takes all, including the carcasses and the jobs. OnlineAthens.com | News | Dog owners file defamation suit 02/09/06

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Once again, Comer's state senatot Ralph Hudgens tries to pimp Georgia residents out to another special interest big business concern with lies, deception and corruption along the way. When will the people of Madison County wake up and realize they have repeatedly re-elected a crook? Auto rates draw GOP interest | ajc.com

We had a good meeting last night to choose a logo with Watkinsville on top and "Artland of Georgia" on the bottom with 1806 and 2006 on the sides with a picture/drawing of Eagle Tavern in the middle. OnlineAthens.com | Oconee | Citizens brainstorm for city bicentennial 02/08/06

Glad to see a Letter to the Editor from one of our esteemed Oconee County Democrats and the coach of the boys lacrosee team and bicycling magazine publisher | Jonathan R. Veit: UGA president won't take action against fraternity 02/07/06

I am glad our veterans are running for office in both parties. Iraq War Draws Veterans Into Politics - Yahoo! News

Glad to see a Letter to the Editor from one of our esteemed Oconee County Democrats and the coach of the boys lacrosee team and bicycling magazine publisher | Jonathan R. Veit: UGA president won't take action against fraternity 02/07/06

OnlineAthens.com | Living | Watkinsville resident wins Best in Show from Monroe Art Guild 02/07/06

I was not aware Chris Martin, husband of Gwyneth Paltrow, had come to Athens to record this song. I heard the song in the background of the post-Super Bowl episode of "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC. OnlineAthens.com | News | Stipe EP released on iTunes 02/07/06

Glad Sherriff Berry has a few suspects in this case. I would be real surprised if it is not a student. OnlineAthens.com | News | Authorities now have suspects in lab arsons 02/07/06