Oconee County, GA Politics

Thanks to all who came out and had a wonderful time at the fireworks show at OVP last night. It was another virtually incident free event, which is amazing considering the number of people moving about in one area for so long. In the two previous July 4th events at OVP, we didn't make a single arrest or have a single reported criminal incident. Unfortunately, we didn't make it three years in a row as about 15 minutes prior to wrapping up traffic direction we had a DUI drive r try to enter the park despite two deputies trying to stop her. A special thanks goes out to Sgt. Jason Lowe who planned and coordinated all of the OCSO efforts and worked with the good folks from Oconee County Parks & Recreation. Also, we would like to thank the UGA Police for providing and delivering the digital message board signs that were up along Highway 53. I'm told they deployed the signs with the efficiency of a NASCAR pit crew.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office Date:07/04/2014 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Advisory Message: OVP lots full --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Friday July 4, 2014, 8:27 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. Advisory: OVP lots full Hi Dan Matthews, All OVP lots are full. No more cars will be allowed into OVP. There is space available at the Civic Center. For full details, view this message on the web . Sent by Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office 1140 Experiment Station Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 To manage your email settings, click here . To update your account settings, login here . If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe ...

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II -------- Original message -------- From: Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office Date:07/04/2014 10:01 PM (GMT-05:00) To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Advisory Message: No entrance to OVP --> Message sent via Nixle | Go to nixle.com | Unsubscribe Friday July 4, 2014, 9:59 PM Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office A message from your Sheriff's Office. Advisory: No entrance to OVP Hi Dan Matthews, No traffic will be allowed into OVP for at least the next hour. Cars will not be allowed to wait at the entrance. For full details, view this message on the web . Sent by Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office 1140 Experiment Station Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 To manage your email settings, click here . To update your account settings, login here . If you prefer not to receive future email...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Republican Party Hosting Debate Tues... : At Library The Oconee County Republican Party Tuesday night will host the second of three scheduled debates between Mike Collins and Jody ...

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Earlier this evening Sgt. Partain responded to a call of a dog locked in a car at the Bell's at Butlers Crossing. The outside temperature was 99 degrees, and the internal temperature of the car as measured with a handheld thermometer was 123 degrees. There was also a can of gasoline inside the vehicle, and Sgt. Partain described the smell as stifling. The driver of the car, Wesley Mark Terrell (60) of Creekshore Drive, told Sgt. Partain that the dog drove him to Bell's to  buy some corn. Terrell appeared to be highly intoxicated. Sgt. Partain arrested him and charged him with Animal Cruelty and DUI. This case differs from a recent case at Walmart where the driver of the car had been away from it for over one hour prompting the deputies on scene to not make a DUI charge. Animal Control took custody of the dog.

For July the book group - sponsored by the Oconee Democrats - is reading a book of essays called "We Learn Nothing” by cartoonist Tim Kreider. It’s a thought-provoking book about timely topics such as our busy busy lives and about how much we relish those feelings of loathing for . . . well, let me just throw out Dick Cheney as an example. Here’s just a quick sample of his writing, here about the Tea Party: "The main difference between us is our preferred villains: the left blames Corporate America for the ruinous state of the union, while the right blames the Government. Not many people on either side seem to have noticed that these alleged antagonists are literally the same people. They move from regulatory agencies to lobbying firms, Congress to corporate boards and back like Afghani warlords switching sides between Coalition and Insurgency depending on who’s paying better that week." Joi n us sometime for ...

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Oconee County Swimming Championships - 6/28/2014 Hosted by Friendship Aquatics Swim Team Located at UGA, Ramsey Center Girls 6 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay 1, Oconee Club Stingrays ‘A’ (Hemingway, Hannah 6, Cabaniss, Sarah 5, Prince, Caroline 6, Turner, Elin 6), 1:56.14. 2, Shamrock Seals ‘A’ (Guthrie, Camille 6, Dunford, Leah 5, Taylor, Flynn 5, Bates, Kyle 6), 2:07.95. 3, Summer Hill Barracudas ‘A’ (Holland, Charlotte 5, Coleman, Ava 5, McArthur, Elizabeth 6, McArthur, Katie 6), 2:22.56. 4, Shamrock Seals ‘B’ (McNeal, Hatteras 5, Billings, Olive June 5, Rabon, Morgan 5, Pruett, Adrienne 6), 3:09.89. Boys 6 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay 1, Summer Hill Barracudas ‘A’ (Phillips, Luke 6, Chafin, Harris 4, Beaver, Landon 6, Chafin, Will 6), 1:55.07. 2, Shamrock Seals ‘A’ (Weeks, Zach 6, Beall, Eli 6, Halbach, Crenshaw 6, Kannan, Shaan 6), 2:05.87. Girls 7-8 50 Yard Freestyle 1, Brook, Eileen, UNATT, 33.24#. 2, Pursner, Rebecca, SHR, 39.26. 3, ...

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Dear Law enforcement supporters, For many years now I have spoken with you about the breakdown of mental health services in our state. Your county jails and sta te prisons have become the “new mental health facilities.”Today due to the many changes in our lives; especially narcotics and the economic slowdown, over Forty Thousand Georgians are inmates in county jails. I estimate roughly 20 percent have a mental health diagnosis. This means that we are servicing between eight and ten thousand inmates that suffer from a mental illness. In addition with the closure of some of our state hospitals many people in our communities have lost their network of help. Sheriffs and Probate Judges can no longer assist families and guide them to treatment and assistance as in the past.  Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of and there are very few families in Georgia that have not been affected by this illness either with family members, friends or associates in the work place. T...

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