Political qualifying ends at noon!

The next few hours determine whether a handful of Oconee County elected officials will enter the primaries with opposition.  Noon is the deadline across the state today for candidates to enter the 2016 primary elections.  Unless things change this morning, the following Oconee county incumbents will face no ballot opposition in the June 14 Republican primary:  State Senator Thomas Alexander, Representative Bill Whitmire, Representative Bill Sandifer, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, Clerk of Court Beverly Whitfield, Coroner Karl Addis, Treasurer Greg Nowell, and District Two Councilman Wayne McCall.  The same applies to political newcomer, Christy Hubbard, who has filed for the available office of Oconee Auditor.