Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee County Observations: COVID-19 Has Altered Already Unusual Political Cam... : ***Campaigns Become Virtual*** The outbreak of COVID-19 in Georgia and Oconee County has added another dimension to an already complex ele...

Guess what John Daniell, Brian Kemp and Donald Trump, your lack of leadership has made all of us more likely to contract Coronavirus. Time to step up to the plate and order sheltering in place across the board. Your responses are currently inadequate to protect your populace at large. People will continue to die in Georgia in large numbers because of the lack of the difficult decisions made. You can still change. Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Now Has 3 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, ... : ***Commission Chair Said Considering Citizen Input*** Oconee County added two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 between the release of the G...

Oconee County Observations: Last Week’s Retreat And Called Meeting Of Watkinsv... : ***No Support On Council For Mayor’s New City Charter*** After an eight-hour retreat of the Watkinsville Mayor and Council on Monday of la...

Oconee County Observations: Last Week’s Retreat And Called Meeting Of Watkinsv... : ***No Support On Council For Mayor’s New City Charter*** After an eight-hour retreat of the Watkinsville Mayor and Council on Monday of la...

Oconee County Observations: Last Week’s Retreat And Called Meeting Of Watkinsv... : ***No Support On Council For Mayor’s New City Charter*** After an eight-hour retreat of the Watkinsville Mayor and Council on Monday of la...

Oconee County Observations: Four More Candidates Qualify For Oconee County Off... : ***More Democratic Than Republican Ballots Cast In Presidential Primary*** Four more candidates qualified for Oconee County offices Wednes...

Oconee County Observations: Three Democrats Qualify For Oconee County Offices ... : ***Commission Chair And School Board Posts*** Democrats qualified for three Oconee County offices on Friday, setting up competitive races ...

Oconee County Observations: Three Democrats Qualify For Oconee County Offices ... : ***Commission Chair And School Board Posts*** Democrats qualified for three Oconee County offices on Friday, setting up competitive races ...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Gun Coalition Meeting Inserts Gun Ri... : ***Commission And Sheriff Race Targeted*** Oconee County’s approach to guns became solidly embedded last Saturday in the upcoming election...

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...