Oconee County Commissioners Put Sunday Sales On November Ballot And Approve Shopping Center On Hog Mountain Road​​

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners last (Tuesday) night voted unanimously to put two Sunday sales referenda on the November ballot.

One of those referenda, if approved by a majority of voters, will allow the sale of beer and wine in grocery, convenience and beverage stores in the county on Sundays.

The other will allow for the Sunday sale of beer, wine and alcoholic beverages by the drink in area restaurants.

In other action at the meeting, the commissioners unanimously approved a rezone for a small shopping center at the corner of Hog Mountain Road and U.S. 441, but only after adding a condition that prohibits left turns into and out of the property.

By the end of qualifying at noon today (Wednesday), three candidates registered to seek the open slot on the Board of Commissioners in the special election in November.

Marcus Wiedower qualified on Monday, and Ben Bridges and Chuck Horton qualified yesterday (Tuesday). All live in the area around Watkinsville.

For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Melvin Davis, BOC chairman.