Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee County Observations: Election Forum In Watkinsville Drew Large Turnout ... : ***Citizen Questions Were Wide Ranging*** More than 100 people turned out on Thursday night for an election forum in Watkinville that feat...

Oconee County Observations: Defeated Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey... : ***Watkinsville Mayoral Candidate Makes Partisan Appeal*** Democrat Stacey Abrams, who ran unsuccessfully for governor a year ago, is watc...

Oconee County Observations: Turnout In First Week Of Early Voting In Watkinsvi... : ***New Voting Machines Demonstrated*** In the first week of Absentee In Person, or early, voting, only 121 of Watkinsville’s 2,209 registe...

Oconee County Observations: New Oconee County Superior Court Judge Told Local ... : ***Raised Concerns About Budget Cuts*** Lisa Lott, Superior Court judge for the Western Judicial Circuit, told a gathering of Oconee Count...

The Trump/Kemp economic recession reaches Watkinsville businesses Keeping shoppers happy | Business | The Journal Gazette : NEW YORK – The weakening economy has made Kim Hawkins' bridal customers hesitant about splurging, even for their big day. “They're gettin ...

I would like to personally thank every Republican male who talks about females, and strongly encourage them to continue. Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Republicans Are Told Women Will Play... : ***Two Of Three Speakers Focused On Women*** Women are crucial to the future of the Republican Party, two of the three speakers told the a...

Oconee County Observations: Cold And Rainy Oconee County Earth Day Celebration... : ***Organized By Oconee Democrats*** Twenty-four exhibitors participated in the Earth Day celebration organized by the Oconee County Democr...

Oconee County Observations: State Leader Told Oconee County Democrats That Run... : ***City Council Seats Should Be Targets*** Norman Garrett, newly elected Democratic 10th Georgia Congressional District chair, last month ...

Vintage photos of Watkinsville reproduced in book

Oconee County Observations: Local Journalists Tell University Of North Georgia... : ***Most Say Business Model Broken*** The four local journalists gathered at the Oconee County campus of the University of North Georgia ag...

Oconee County Observations: GDOT Announces Public Meetings On U.S. 441 Widenin... : ***Maps Unchanged*** The Georgia Department of Transportation has scheduled two meetings in March to give the public the opportunity to re...

Matthews vows to keep Watkinsville Police Department : Watkinsville council members were taken aback last Wednesday when Councilman Dan Matthews spoke for the entire group in pledging to keep the Watkinsville Police Department.

PHOTOS: The Third annual Athens MLK Day Parade

Oconee County Observations: Watkinsville Apartment Complex On Hold Until City ... : ***Sewer Capacity Part Of Issue*** Chuck and David Williams ended the year without a resolution to their efforts to move the proposed Wi...

Oconee County Observations: Defeated Oconee County State House Representative ... : ***Cited Better Understanding Of Community*** Jonathan Wallace gave Oconee County Democrats a decidedly upbeat assessment of the Nov. 6 el...