Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee County Observations: New Superior Court Judgeship Approved For Oconee C... : Other Winners Too Oconee County got its Superior Court judgeship. The Georgia Department of Transportation got its $945 million–annually....

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Oconee Farmer's Market to open for 12th season The Oconee Farmers Market will launch its 12th season Saturday in front of the Oconee County Courthouse on Main Street in Watkinsville. Last year’s market opening had 29 vendors, selling eggs, honey, goat milk, pies, meats, boiled peanuts, herbs, landscape plants and greens. The market runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. “It is a great time to get reconnected to the community,” said vendor Annie Kennedy of Covenant Valley Farm near Colbert. “After this long dreary winter, it will be refreshing to see the smiles of our loyal customers and some new ones from our new customers.” Red Oak Southern String Band, a Watkinsville bluegrass group, will perform at the opening. The market will run for 35 Saturdays, ending on Nov. 28.

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Every year the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin do a ranking of counties in the United States regarding "health".  I thought occasionally I would share some of their data with our group.  We rank #5 out of 159 counties on health measures.  I thought I would start by just showing you some of the general demographics.  A half of our county is considered rural.  We have no native Hawaiians.   Best, Margaret Demographics Population 34,035 9,992,167 % below 18 years of age 26.8% 24.9% % 65 and older 12.9% 12.0% % Non-Hispanic African American 5.1% 30.5% % American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.5% % Asian 3.6% 3.7% % Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% % Hispanic 4.6% 9.2% % Non-Hispanic white 85.4% 54.8% % not proficient in English 1.4% 3.2% % Females 51.3% 51.1% % Rural 50.3% 24.9%

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Oconee County Observations: Oconee County’s Quick and Williams Cast Opposing V... : Local Rule An Issue Oconee County’s two members of the Georgia House of Representatives cast opposing votes again yesterday, this time on ...