Oconee County, GA Politics

Early voting for July 22 Primary Runoff begins Monday - TODAY!!! EARLY VOTING Early voting for the July 22 primary runoff election begins Monday and runs through July 18, excluding Independence Day. Voters who cast partisan ballots during the primary will have to vote the same party in the runoff. Those who did not vote during the May Primary or those who submitted a nonpartisan ballot may vote in either party. Oconee County is voting on the Post 3 Board of Commissioners' race between incumbent Margaret Hale and seemingly perpetual candidate W.E. "Bubber" Wilkes. Early voting is at the Board of Elections office at 10 Court Street next to the Oconee County Court House in downtown Watkinsville.  Only those who ask for a Republican ballot can vote in that lone local race between Wilkes and Hale, and you cannot vote in that contest if you chose a Democratic ballot in the May primary.  You may vote in the Runoff if you are registered even if you did not vo...

By Erica Werner Associated Press – published Monday, June 30, 2014 WASHINGTON — Traditional ties between the business community and the Republican Party are fraying on Capitol Hill, where the House GOP has bucked corporate interests on a series of priorities this year, from immigration to highway funding to trade. Rebuffed in Congress, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups have found more success backing pro-business candidates for election, but even they don't always deliver. It adds up to a significant shift in how the GOP operates, ushered in by the rise of the tea party movement and its distrust of the federal government and of big corporate America. But whether the business community's success this year in electing its favored candidates in primaries can swing the pendulum back its way remains to be seen. And this is amid plentiful evidence that the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are struggling to get a hearing from c...

By Christina A. Cassidy Associated Press – published Monday, June 30, 2014 ATLANTA — Jason Carter, former President Jimmy Carter's grandson, stepped into the pulpit of South Columbus United Methodist Church for a Palm Sunday sermon and offered a message of Christian responsibility to the poor, with his phone in hand. "How many of you have the Bible (app) on your phone? I bet all of you do," Carter said to laughs from the crowd. Worshippers listened as the Democrat running for Georgia governor read from his phone a New Testament verse about the importance of "things that are not seen." The technology has changed in the four decades since Jimmy Carter spoke openly about his religious beliefs while campaigning, first for Georgia governor and then president. But the broader message of a shared faith remains the same. Religion offers a powerful connection with many in the South, considered the most religious part of the country. Some Democrats...

Oconee County Observations: Candidates For Oconee County Commission In July 22... : 2009 Changes Debated Oconee County Post 3 Board of Commissioners candidates Margaret Hale and W. E. "Bubber” Wilkes take similar stan...

Open Letter To Erick Erickson About God, Homosexuality, Alcoholism & Hell

Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:36:46 -0400 Subject: Advisory - ATL Activists Join Thomaston Community for Rally CC: MEDIA ADVISORY June 29, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Vincent Fort 770-873-1654 ATL Activists Join Citizens of Thomaston at Rally Local Police Misconduct Alleged   WHO:     Sen. Vincent Fort, Michael Langford, Thomaston civil rights leaders WHAT:    Rally: Police Misconduct WHEN:    TODAY, Sunday, June 29, 2014 5 p.m. WHERE:  605 Hightower Street, Thomaston, GA   ###   e/flowers and associates, media relations | 747 Ralph McGill Blvd. | #317 | Atlanta | GA | 30312