Oconee County, GA Politics

Charges mounting against Danielsville man in Madison and Oconee vehicles pursuits

Bogart man charged in violent assault on woman in Oconee County

Longtime Oconee County tourism volunteer and supporter Maria Caudill will be making her second run for political office as the fourth person to announce their intention to seek the currently vacant Board of Commissioners Post 2 seat, left unoccupied by Chairman-elect John Daniell's ascension to the top stop from BOC earlier this year. The Oconee Enterprise contends - without merit or being correct - that the race will be decided by a winner take all format, meaning the person with the most votes wins outright, even without a majority.  This is factually inaccurate, as the county charter would be the deciding matter, and our country charter evidently does not address special elections per se . I have never seen the actual charter, so I could be totally wrong on that, and I could not find it online today. To the Enterprise's defense, they were evidently told some erroneous information from the Oconee County Board of Elections office. I was given the correct information a coup...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Considering At Least Four Alternativ... : Spartan Lane Option Revealed Oconee County has been considering at least four alternatives to the proposed sewer pipeline down Calls Creek...

Annual corn boil set for UGA research center in Watkinsville

Oconee County will build new water tank, expand sewer

he grand opening is set for 4 p.m. and all are invited to attend, by sending a required RSVP to www.extraspecialpeople.com/30thriving . And yes, there will be dancing. “We promised we would do what we know how to do best,” said ESP Executive Director Laura Whitaker, “So we’re having a giant dance party. It’ll be a day of joy.” In addition to the dancing, there will be a ribbon-cutting, birthday cake and other treats, along with self-guided tours of the new building, which features dedicated activity rooms, therapy rooms, accessible technology and more. Extra Special People to open new Watkinsville facility Saturday

AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE CALLED MEETING June 6, 2016 (@ 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER QUORUM CHECK NEW BUSINESS 1. Fireworks Contribution 2. McRee Street Considerations EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Real Estate ADJOURN

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Good luck getting all the required signatures in time, Leonard Ware. You could start Saturday at noon at Chops and Hops in Watkinsville as part of the Oconee County Democratic Caucus. Independent candidate working to challenge Jody Hice in 10th District

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Please attend if you can. Eating is not mandatory. Being a Democratic partisan is. Subject: Our lunch/Caucus at noon on Saturday, June 4 Dear Committee Members: Please attend the lunch/caucus at Chops and Hops at noon on Saturday, June 4.  As required by our bylaws, the following ad has been running in the Oconee Enterprise for the requisite 30 days prior to our Caucus to elect Committee members whose term expires in December 2016. The Democratic Committee of Oconee County will hold a public Caucus to elect new members at 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 4 th , 2016, at Chops and Hops, 2 South Main Street, Watkinsville, GA.  

The photo on the story pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this race. Sheriff Berry easily wins reelection over Kevin Hynes : “The people of Oconee County feel safe,” said Sheriff Scott Berry, who decisively won reelection to his seventh term of office.

Tree-fall accident damages Mars Hill Road yards : Kelly and Rita Huff had come to terms with the ecological changes that the widening of Mars Hill Road was bringing to their well-kept yard.

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Athens man charged with forgery in Watkinsville now faces burglary charge

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Oconee County Observations: Incumbents Dominate Oconee County Election Results... : BOC Gets 2 Marks Incumbents overwhelmingly defeated challengers in a low turnout election in Oconee County. Sheriff Scott Berry got just ...

In the highest-profile race on their local ballots, Oconee County voters returned Sheriff Scott Berry to office for a seventh four-year term Tuesday, choosing him over former Oconee County Reserve Deputy Kevin “Chappy” Hynes by a decisive margin. Berry and Hynes ran as Republicans, and there were no Democratic candidates, so Berry will once again assume the sheriff’s office in January. Berry, who said Tuesday night that the term he won handily will be his last as sheriff, earned 4,448 votes in the contest, for 69.6 percent of the 6,389 ballots cast in the race. Hynes captured 1,941 votes, or just over 30 percent of the votes tallied in the contest. “Seven times, Oconee County has selected me as their sheriff, and I appreciate that,” Berry said Tuesday. Looking forward to his upcoming term in office, he said he wants to establish a clear career path for deputies and to take care of at least some of the department’s equipment needs. Hynes was clearly humbled by the ...

Scott Berry, Mark Thomas, Tom Odom, Mark Saxon, and Coroner Carson won re-election rather handily. S. R. BERRY (I) 69.62% 4,448 K. HYNES 30.38% 1,941 P. MILLS 27.74% 1,653 M. H. THOMAS 72.26% 4,306 5,959 S. V. BELL 27.57% 1,671 M. T. SAXON (I) 72.43% 4,390 6,061 E. G. CARSON (I) 73.55% 4,433 D. ROGERS 26.45% 1,594 6,027 B. J. BEAVER 26.51% 1,603 T. ODOM (I) 73.49% 4,444       6,047