A flavor of politics this week in Oconee County

How do you take your politics in Oconee County–Republican or Democratic style?  Each party is offering the public chances this week to get involved.  Oconee County Republican Men are inviting all interested Republican men and women for a meeting and dinner from 6 to 8 Thursday night, September 22 at the Lighthouse Event Center.  Featured speaker:  Alan Wilson, the state’s attorney general since 2010.  Seating is limited to 150.  A buffet dinner for $25 dollars begins at 6.  Oconee Democratic Party is preparing for its annual picnic to take place 4 to 7 pm Sunday, September 25 at South Cove County Park.  A number of Democrats will speak, starting around 5 pm, including the Democratic nominee for governor, Joe Cunningham.  There’s word also that the following morning, Monday, September 26, Cunningham will make a rafting trip down the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River.