Oconee County, GA Politics

Single best piece of legislation to come out of this session Bill to require bitter antifreeze goes to governor || OnlineAthens.com

Yours truly is on at about the 7:28 mark of this clip, filmed at Druid Hills High School about 10 days after my son was born in September of 1999. I remember Denzel smelled really, really good and is even more muscular in person.

In the recent past this race runs right past my door - twice even! 3rd Annual Downtown Disciples Dash 5K - Oconee, GA Patch

First Friday of the Season Tonight - Oconee, GA Patch

Watkinsville Trade & Tourism Association

Oconee County Georgia Tourism Tonight is the very first, First Friday for 2011! The Weather looks great and we have A LOT of new and exciting activities for the whole family! Hope to see you all in downtown Watkinsville tonight from 6pm to 8pm.

This should be a wake up call to all members of the G.O.P. to take nothing or no one for granted, especially in Oconee County, Georgia. Woven cautiously,  Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: BREAKING: First Republican Recalled! From: info@boldprogressives.org To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 14:21:57 +0000 BREAKING NEWS:  Wisconsin Democrats just announced that local activists  submitted over 100% of the signatures needed to "recall" Republican state senator Dan Kapanke from office! After local officials certify the signatures, a new election will be scheduled for Kapanke's seat. Today's news is sending shockwaves throughout Wisconsin, and it gives huge momentum to efforts in other Senate districts to gather recall signatures. Now's the time to flood the Wisconsin airwaves with more of our TV ads supporting the recall and pump energy into places where volunteers are still working hard to gather signatures. Can you help? Click here to ...

Be safe out there Woven cautiously Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Traffic Message: Traffic light at Epps Bridge @ Jennings Mill Rd is on flash. Please use caution. From: oconee-county-georgia-sheriffs-office@emails.nixle.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 17:19:03 +0000 Hi Dan Matthews, Traffic Message has been issued by the Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office. Friday April 1, 2011 1:18 PM EDT Traffic light at Epps Bridge @ Jennings Mill Rd is on flash. Please use caution. Traffic light at Epps Bridge @ Jennings Mill Rd is on flash. Please use caution. It has been reported to Utility Dept. For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4673148/?sub_id=496910 . Contact Information: Capt. Jimmy Williams Communications 706-769-5665 jwilliams@oconeesheriff.org To manage your text and email settings, please log into your account at https://local.nixle.com/accounts/login/ . Powered by . © 2011 Nixle, LLC. All rights reserved.

Ralston blasts Ga. Senate leadership rift || OnlineAthens.com

Vincent Fort Switches Parties — Peach Pundit

By Kung Li What happens when the country's largest Legislative Black Caucus comes face to face with nine thousand immigrants -- many of them declaring themselves as undocumented -- chanting aqui estamos, y no nos vamos! (we are here, and we're not leaving!)? Love. Or a mad crush, at least. It happened last Thursday on the steps outside the Georgia Capitol, as Republican lawmakers inside moved two Arizona-style anti-immigrant bills through the legislative process. HB87 and SB40 are Georgia's versions of Arizona's HB1070, the racial profiling law that is on appeal after being found unconstitutional by a federal district court. That HB1070 has cost the Grand Canyon state $217 million in lost conventions and tourism without ever having been implemented has not deterred Georgia's Republican legislators from copycatting. Nor have pleas from the powerful agriculture industry, which relies on low-wage immigrant labor to turn a profit. Georgia's...

From one former Ag Extension officer to a soon to be other one. Chairman Melvin Davis reads the resolution to honor Henry Hibbs with Commissioner Chuck Horton and other members of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners watching.

Music hall to stay in Macon || OnlineAthens.com

A counter-revolution brews in the state Senate

Ben Emanuel, the Riverkeeper for the Oconee region of the Altamaha River system, came to the last meeting of the Oconee Democrats to talk about threats to water quality and quantity. He wondered if some of us would like to get involved to protect our rivers and streams. Ben is trained to present a "Get the Dirt Out" workshop ( www.getthedirtout.org ), which gives citizens the tools to monitor and observe construction sites for signs of erosion and practices that violate state law. Erosion from construction sites is terrible for wildlife, as fish and other creatures suffocate when sedimentation levels are high. Anyone interested in attending a workshop? Contact Ben: Ben < oconee@altamahariverkeeper.org > We're lucky to have a riverkeeper, and we should help! Pat Priest Member, Oconee Democrats

Athens area jobless rate falls || OnlineAthens.com

It’s the final countdown! | OnlineAthens Blogs

PRESS RELEASE March 30, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Liz Flowers House Democratic Caucus 404-291-4755 liz@gahousedems.com House Dems Claim Early Victories Against Repubs Tax and Pretend Proposal Abrams says full-throated advocacy stalled the measure Atlanta, Ga. - March 30, 2011 - Today, House Democrats claimed early victory in slowing the pace of a dangerous proposal that would raise taxes on middle class Georgians. HB 387, a tax proposal by Republicans, claims to provide broad tax reductions to Georgians. But while providing tax breaks for Georgia's highest wage earners and holding Georgia's poorest harmless, the measure actually raises taxes on the middle class. "Our full-throated advocacy stalled the dangerous march of this middle class tax increase.  Republicans have been working in huddled groups to tweak a proposal that has serious flaws. We are happy to see a broad coalition of voices...

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