Oconee County, GA Politics

Watkinsville's police chief, interim chief both suspended

Acting Police Chief William Horton placed on leave : Almost a month after the suspension of 32-year Police Chief Lee O'Dillon, the acting police chief, Detective William Horton, who in 2017 was named the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, has also been suspended while authorities are investigating a complaint filed against him by an ex girlfriend.

Oconee County Observations: Federal Appeals Court Ruled Against Oconee County ... : ***McRees Mill Road Site*** As a result of a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Verizon Wir...

Local potter featured in OCAF’s Perspectives : A mainstay of Watkinsville since 1972, Alice Woodruff is best known for her pottery. Her work will be showcased at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation’s 16th annual Perspectives Georgia Pottery Invitation.

Matthews supports city administrator job : Watkinsville Councilman Dan Matthews, who is seeking re-election this November, said he believes a city administrator would be good for a municipality whose estimated population is 2,892, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Interesting how the Athens Banner-Herald had this article at the top of today's print edition, and it's nowhere to be found in the online edition. Maybe someone thinks this is a tad too close to home? Erroneous 'official' Georgia data is preliminary, state says 12 weeks after primary By By Christine Condon | McClatchy Washington Bureau | Aug 13, 2018 | 4:00 PM In large red letters atop a Georgia Secretary of State's office web page featuring precinct-by-precinct vote tallies from the May 22 primary election stand the words: "Official Results." But the data is hardly official. Two and a half months after the primary, many of the voter turnout figures are wrong in some instances wildly wrong, excluding totals from the Democratic races in the ed state. A spokesperson for Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the Republican nominee for governor, said the data is "pr...

I don't think everything is in Oconee County, but enough to make it a great watch

Watkinsville holds qualifying this month : Three Watkinsville Council Seats are up for reelection this year.

Former UGA players, families impacted by concussions and CTE

Watkinsville police chief under investigation : O’Dillon placed on administrative leave

Stagecoach stop Eagle Tavern now a museum : Volunteer Maria Caudill provides daily tours

OCAF group creates paintings for Girasoles restaurant : Eight women involved with Oconee’s Cultural Arts Foundation have created watercolor artwork specifically for Girasoles restaurant on Main Street.

Oconee County Library lacks adequate parking : As bookstores across the country fade into oblivion, libraries pride themselves on filling a void.

Parade for dogs planned on Saturday : School may be in session but the fun of summer is far from over.

overturned crane truck 441/Farmington We have an overturned crane truck on 441 near Farmington. The roadway is completely shut down, and we expect it to remain closed for hours. When the crane overturned it also dumped its hydraulic fluid, and that is adding to the problem.

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County School System Released Road Map To H... : ***Also Used For Ribbon Cutting*** Parents dropping their children off at Oconee County’s new Dove Creek Elementary School for the first d...

Georgia lawmaker who shouted racial slur on TV to resign

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Republicans Had High Turnout In Earl... : ***Few Democrats Voted So Far*** More Oconee County voters cast Republican ballots in early voting for the runoff elections that ended Fri...

https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-kemp-now-faces-calls-for-criminal-investigation/tuVpsKBSV49eM7xPccSmSO/ Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle  has already  faced a round of calls  for a criminal investigation from allies of his Republican opponent. Over the weekend, Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s critics made a similar demand for prosecutors to probe possible “quid pro quo.” The allegations center on Massage Envy clinics that face at least four complaints involving therapists groping women during massages. The Board of Massage Therapy, under Kemp’s purview,  has not sanctioned or revoked any of the accused therapists . After  an AJC investigation revealed the owner  of those clinics is a donor to Kemp’s campaign for governor, and Cagle backers pounced. State Sen. Renee Unterman, in a letter to U.S. Attorney B.J. Pak, said there “appears to be a direct connection between campaign support from Massage Envy franchisees in exchange for non-action and...

UNG students build outdoor libraries : The University of North Georgia’s Habitat for Humanity club doesn’t just build homes for families to live in; students also construct miniature houses that hold children’s books.