Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee County Observations: Boswell And Transportation Board Chair Involved In... : ***Engineer Advice Unambiguous*** Jamie Boswell received a copy of the letter sent Maxie Price by a senior Georgia Department of Transport...

Oconee County Observations: Video, Web Site, Facebook Page Emerge To Support S... : ***Responsible Parties Not Identified*** An Athens sales and marketing firm has registered a web site to promote the rezoning of 47 acres ...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Planning Commission Votes Again Agai... : ***Unanimous Vote Becomes 6 To 3 Vote*** The Oconee County Planning Commission voted a second time on Monday night to recommend that the B...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Voters Likely To Be Asked To Vote On... : ***Announcement Made At State Of County Address*** Oconee County voters are likely to be asked to approve a new 1 percent sales tax later ...

Oconee County Observations: Bill Approved By General Assembly To Prevent Defun... : ***Only Watkinsville Falls Under Restrictions Set In Place*** Oconee County Rep. Houston Gaines promoted his House Bill 286 as a way to ke...

Oconee County Observations: Date For Watkinsville Called Election Following Re... : ***County Waiting On Decisions To Be Made On Thursday*** The Oconee County Board of Elections and Registration on Monday postponed any dec...

Begin forwarded message: From: Lee Becker < lbbecker48@gmail.com > Subject: Small Number Of Voters To Determine Future Of Education Sales Tax Date: March 13, 2021 at 3:00:03 AM EST To: < danjmatt@bellsouth.net > Reply-To: < lbbecker48@gmail.com > View this email in your browser Oconee County Observations Dear Friends, Only 1,282 voters cast a ballot in early voting, which ended Friday, or returned an absentee ballot, making it almost certain that a very small percentage of Oconee County's 31,965 registered voters is going to decide the fate of a major educational tax referendum. Oconee County Schools is asking citizens to approve a new Education Local Option Sales Tax–effectively continuing the one in place–and authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for up to $42,950,000 to finance construction of a list of new capital projects. Included is a third middle school at the site of the existing Dove Creek Elementary School in the far northwest of the county, ad...

Oconee County Observations: Letter From University of Georgia Legal Clinic Cal... : ***Asks For Voluntary Change Of Policy And Procedures*** Representatives of the First Amendment Clinic in the School of Law at the Univers...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Library Board Votes Overwhelmingly T... : ***Discussion Focused On Community Comments *** The Oconee County Library Board of Trustees voted 9 to 2 On Monday to move the Oconee Count...

  Because of the boundary lines of Georgia’s vast 10th Congressional District that have made it a Republican bastion, and because the state and national Democratic parties have not made serious attempts to contest the seat, GOP Rep. Jody Hice remains safely entrenched in office and seemingly can continue to hold his title for as long as he so wishes. Whether or not he should, or should even be allowed to, are entirely different questions. In light of Congressman Hice’s continued echoing of unfounded conspiracy theories, his participation in the perpetuation of the grand myth of rampant voter fraud upon the public and his collaboration in an effort aimed at thwarting the will of the majority of American voters (one of the most blatantly anti-democratic actions by a group of elected officials in this nation’s history), the answer is a resounding “no.” Hice and others in Congress who chose service to a demagogue over service to their country and its core principles and institutions mu...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Results In Jan. 5 Runoff Show Why Ab... : ***Board Of Elections And Registration Certified Jan. 5 Results*** In voting for the Jan. 5 runoff, fewer than one in four of the 23,565 O...

Oconee County Observations: Northeast Health District Added 151 COVID-19 Cases... : ***Test Positivity Rates Up In Oconee, Clarke And District*** The Northeast Health District added 151 COVID-19 cases on Monday, the smalle...

Oconee County Observations: Sarah Virginia Bell: 1955-2020 : Oconee County lost a dedicated citizen activist who cared immensely about its political and social life on Monday morning when Sarah Bell fo...

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Oconee County Observations: Three Democratic Candidates Seeking To Represent O... : ***Forum Marred by Bombing*** The three Democratic candidates seeking to represent Oconee County in the General Assembly in January gave m...

Begin forwarded message: From: Mokah < mokahforgeorgia@gmail.com > Subject: Let's talk about what happened last night... Date: October 20, 2020 at 2:12:39 PM EDT To: < danjmatt@bellsouth.net > Reply-To: < mokahforgeorgia@gmail.com > View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies: Last night, while I was attending a virtual public forum for Oconee County residents, a group of unidentified participants joined the Zoom. One of these Zoom-bombers proceeded to call me the n-word and told me to "shut up" before I even had a chance to introduce myself. It was disappointing to have this experience while trying to meet my future constituents, but I know that hate and racism are part of politics. As a Black woman, I face racism every day, but it does not stop me from working hard and fighting for those who may not always agree with me. Instances like last night will never stop me from trying to reach voters. You can watch my closing statement to the ...

  August 14, 2020 Watkinsville Residents, Property Owners and Business Owners: We are writing to you today as fellow citizens. For the past 20 years, city councils and mayors have listened to what Watkinsville residents want and delivered it with minimal drama and maximum efficiency: a safe community with a top notch police force; a healthy downtown with unique shopping and a variety of restaurants; a thriving arts community; pedestrian connectivity and improvements; new and improved greenspaces and parks; a welcoming small town feel; preservation of city funded garbage and leaf and limb pick up; improvements to traffic and more.  We are proud that Watkinsville is welcoming to all and has something for everyone. Last month many of you received a letter from Mayor Bob Smith that accuses the council of being uncooperative, of taking illegal actions, and of wastefully taking money from the taxpayers.  This letter contained significant inaccuracies about your community and we...

Oconee County Observations: Voters In Five Of Oconee County’s 12 Precincts Wil... : ***Heavy Turnout Is Expected*** Voters in five of Oconee County’s 12 precincts will be voting in a different location on Nov. 3 than in th...

Oconee County Observations: Participants At Oconee County Courthouse Vigil Rec... : ***Also Attend To Grave Of One Of The Victims*** About 100 people turned out on the front lawn of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsv...