Wednesday, November 7, 2012
According to unofficial results, Massey beat Nicole Brooks by 66 votes in the Nov. 6 Special Election.
Connie Massey has won her bid for Watkinsville council Post 2, according to unofficial results* provided by city election supervisor Julie Sanders. Massey, a picture framer, garnered 224 votes to jailer Nichole Brooks' 158. Of the 1,875 registered Watkinsville voters, 20 percent cast ballots in the city's election. Of that, roughly eight percent voted in advance. Massey will fill the seat formerly held by Henry Norman, who resigned in September when he moved outside of the city limits. She'll be sworn in immediately to serve out the remainder of the term, which expires on Dec. 31, 2013. Though a Special Election was held, Watkinsville managed to avoid a general election. Current councilmen Mike Link (Post 5 - mayor pro tempore) and …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Nicole Brooks qualified Wednesday to run for Post 2. She's pitted against Connie Massey in the Nov. 6 Special Election.
Watkinsville voters are tasked with electing a new council member on Nov. 6. Two candidates qualified this week in hopes of filling the unexpired term of Henry Norman (Post 2), who resigned earlier this month because he moved outside of the city limits. Nicole Brooks, an Oconee County jailer, qualified Wednesday afternoon, city clerk Julie Sanders said. She's running against picture framer Connie Massey, who qualified Monday. The qualifying period ended Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The winner of the Special Election will serve out Norman's remaining term, which expires on Dec. 31, 2013. The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 9. Absentee ballots may be requested starting on Oct. 15, the same day early voting begins. Early voting will wrap up…
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
So far only one candidate has qualified to fill the unexpired term of Henry Norman, who recently resigned and moved outside of the city limits.
It's too early to tell whether there will be a special election in Watkinsville this November, but one thing's for sure: there will be another new council member. According to City Clerk Julie Sanders, certified picture framer Connie Massey qualified Monday to run for Post 2, which was vacated by Henry Norman last week. Norman's final council meeting was September 12. He resigned mid-term because he planned to move 200 yards outside of the city limits, The Oconee Enterprise reported last week. Norman was appointed in August 2009_ to serve out the unexpired term of John Walsh and ran unopposed in Nov. 2010 for a two-year term that will expire Dec. 31, 2013. Qualifying for the special election is taking place through 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at …
Elect Trey Downs Sheriff
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