Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee County Observations: Democrat Gisler Wins State House District 121 Spec... : ***Clarke Has High Turnout On Election Day*** Democrat Eric Gisler pulled out a squeaker Tuesday night, defeating Republican Mack “Dutch” ...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Elections Board Has Scheduled Meetin... : ***Ballot Could Contain City Elections*** The Oconee County Board of Elections and Registration has scheduled a called meeting for 5 p.m. ...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Elementary School Parents Launch Sec... : ***Say No Response From Board After Initial Plea*** Parents of children in Oconee County Elementary School have started a second petition ...

Oconee County Observations: Agriculture Remains Important In Oconee County But... : ***Shift To Urban Agriculture*** Agriculture in Oconee County, as well as in the rest of the state and country, faces a number of challeng...

Oconee County Observations: Large Crowd Turns Out For Hands Off Rally Co-Organ... : ***Crowd Overflows Into Street In Front Of Athens City Hall*** More than 750 people turned out Saturday afternoon for a Hands Off Rally on...

Oconee County Observations: Bill Sent To Governor Gives Oconee County School B... : ***Decision Due By April 30*** Georgia House Bill 92, on the desk of Gov. Brian Kemp, would give the Oconee County Board of Education unti...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Democrats Plan To Hold Town Hall Mee... : ***Venue Moved Because Of Size Of Registration*** Oconee County Democrats are going forward with plans to hold a Town Hall Meeting on Tues...

#44 March 6, 2025BEARING WITNESS... “Instead of asking whether anyone should be locked up or go free, why don’t we think about why we solve problems by repeating the kind of behavior that brought us this problem in the first place?” —Ruth Wilson Gilmore“If it takes a village to raise a child, it certainly takes a movement to undo an occupation.” —Ruth Wilson Gilmore“Racism enshrines the inequalities that capitalism requires.” —Jodi MelamedGood Thursday evening everyone, Ruth Wilson Gilmore is the director of Center for Race, Culture and Politics at CUNY. She is also a co-founder, along with Angela Y. Davis, of Critical Resistance, which almost 30 years ago called for the abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex. Jodi Melamed is professor of English and Africana Studies at Marquette University. Professor Melamed’s book, Represent and Destroy: Rationalizing Violence in the New Racial Capitalism” shows how racial liberalism, liberal multiculturalism, and neoliberal multiculturalism ...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Elections Board Rejects Petitions Fo... : ***Applications Did Not Meet Requirements Of Law*** The Oconee County Board of Elections and Registration on Tuesday turned down the Appli...

Oconee County Observations: Legal Challenge To Oconee County Elections Board C... : ***Motion For Recusal Filed*** Oconee County resident Suzannah Heimel has filed a motion asking Georgia Supreme Court Justice Sarah Hawkin...

Oconee County Observations: Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Asks Oc... : ***Yalamanchili Says Staffing Problems Worse Than Expected*** Kalki Yalamanchili, who took over as Western Judicial Circuit District Attor...

Oconee County Observations: Georgia Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Of Oconee S... : ***Application For Appeal Not Filed*** The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed Suzannah Heimel’s appeal of the Oconee C...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Schools Has Drafted Memorandum Of Un... : ***Memorandum Spells Out Responsibilities, Compensation*** Oconee County Schools administrators have drafted and sent to Sheriff James Hal...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Democratic Party Gave Its Endorsed C... : ***Endorsed Republicans Rather Than “Fake” Democrats*** The Oconee County Democratic Party turned its final meeting before the Nov. 5 elec...

Oconee County Observations: Minutes Of Oconee County School Board Aug. 12 Meet... : ***Video Also Edited To Eliminate Exchange*** Officially, the four-minute confrontation between the Oconee County Board of Education and t...

Oconee County Observations: Suit Filed Against Oconee County Elections And Reg... : ***Candidate On November Ballot Filed Suit*** Suzannah Heimel, who is running for Post 1 on the Board of Commissioners in November, has fi...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee School Board Struggles To Deal With Consequ... : ***State Department Of Revenue Required Redo*** The Oconee County Board of Education’s decision in June to hold hearings on its proposed 2...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County School Board Refuses To Allow Co-Pub... : ***Citizens Comment On Fellowship Of Christian Athletes*** Public Comment dominated the Monday meeting of the Oconee County Board of Educa...

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County School Board Extends Contract For Su... : ***Must Redo Tax Hearings Because of Scheduling Error*** The Oconee County Board of Education on Monday night, after spending nearly an ho...