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…
Thursday, June 30, 2011
The top two vote getters in the House District 113 special election held a debate at the Oconee Civic Center Thursday to give residents of the district an opportunity to ask questions. A runoff election is set for July 19.
With a runoff election for House District 113 coming up July 19, the two remaining candidates met on stage for a political debate Thursday night at the Oconee Civic Center Theatre. Democrat Dan Matthews and Republican Chuck Williams took the stage to answer questions and discuss topics brought up by residents of the district. Here are a few of the things they discussed at the debate (responses have been paraphrased): Q: Chuck Williams, explain the failure of the North Georgia Bank under your watch. Chuck Williams: Community banks tend to mirror their local economies. When the US economy seized up, the demand for housing dried up overnight. Yes, our bank willingly made loans to builders and I take full responsibility for the failure of the …
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