Democrats Cut the Ribbon on New Headquarters

 

Towns County Democrats chair David Plunkett cuts the ribbon to officially open the headquarters at 355 N. Main St., Hiawassee, on April 29, 2025.  Standing with him are Democratic Party members and officials from the Towns County Chamber of Commerce.  The headquarters will serve as focus point for developing and promoting Democratic priorities in the county.

Democrats Hold Open House at New Headquarters

Towns County Democratic Committee Chair David Plunkett cuts the ribbon during the headquarters open house hosted with the Hiawassee Downtown Development Authority on April 15, 2025.  Towns Democrats moved into their new office at the first of the year.  The headquarters is located at 355 N. Main St., Suite C, Hiawassee.

County Democrats Party at Meeks Park

The Democratic Party county chairs of Gilmer, Fannin, Union and Towns counties gathered with Democrats from the four counties of the Quad County Coalition April 13, 2025, at Meeks Park in Blairsville.  The meeting included guest speaker June Krise, 9th District Chair.  From left are Gilmer County Chair David Ashley, 9th District Chair June Krise, Towns County Chair David Plunkett, Fannin County Chair Doug DeMoura, Fannin County Democratic Women Chair Ann Heikkila, and Union County Chair Dottie Harris.

Towns Democrats hosting Open House April 15

       Towns County Democrats invite the public to join them for an open house at their new and improved headquarters on Tuesday, April 15.

The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the headquarters office at 355 North Main Street, Suite C, in Hiawassee’s Lakeside Plaza, next to Bachus on the Lake.  

      The open house will be held in conjunction with the Hiawassee Downtown Development Authority. Light refreshments will be served.

“We want this office to be a resource for the community to learn about Democratic Party priorities and policies for making Towns County, Georgia, and the nation a place where people enjoy freedom in a just society with opportunity for everyone to prosper,”  said Towns County Democrats Chair David Plunkett. 

      Visitors to the office will find a number of resources, including voter registration information, copies of the U.S. Constitution,  information on Democratic policies, a lending library, and information on state and federal elections in 2025 and 2026.  In 2025, two seats on the state Public Service Commission will be up for election, and in 2026 elections will be held for the U.S. Senate seat presently held by Jon Ossoff as well as Georgia governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, among others.  

      The office space includes a conference room where community groups can meet, such as the progressive women’s group which uses the facility on the first Thursday of the month, and a local writer’s group which will be holding writing workshops.

Sleczkowski takes Election Board Oath

Following her commissioning by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Charlotte Sleczkowski took the oath of office April 10, 2025, as the newest member of the Towns County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.  Administering the oath is Towns County Probate Judge David Rogers.   Along with John Bennett, Ms. Sleczkowski serves as one of two Democratic members of the five-member board and was chosen for the position by the Towns County Democratic Executive Committee. 

 

Towns Democrats Tell Trump "HANDS OFF"

These Towns County Democrats from Hiawassee and Young Harris joined more than a thousand people who turned out Saturday, April 5, for the “Hands Off!” protest in Gainesville. The nationwide demonstration drew hundreds of thousands of people to highlight negative impacts on healthcare, safety, Social Security, medical research, veterans benefits, public education, voting rights, and environmental quality. 

Trust

April 7, 2025 (Not Published)

Dear Editor,

                With the economy cratering because of actions by Donald Trump, a new mantra is arising among his faithful: “Trust Donald.  He’s a smart businessman.”  Let’s look at that.

                When Donald proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, he decried the trade agreement that allowed those two countries to “[take] advantage of the United States on manufacturing, on just about everything” adding, “I look at those agreements and I say who would ever sign a thing like this?”

                Well, the answer is “Donald Trump.”  In 2018 he congratulated himself on signing the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement saying it was, “a historic win for American manufacturers and American autoworkers” and “It’s an amazing deal for a lot of people.”  Did the great negotiator get bamboozled by Canada and Mexico?

                Now the guy who negotiated a deal that let Canada and Mexico take advantage of us and bragged about doing it, wants us to trust him to negotiate a new deal with those countries.  They say insanity is doing the same thing over-and-over again and expecting a different result.  If he gave us a bad deal before, why would we trust him to give us a better one now?

                Think about all the people who have trusted Donald’s business acumen.  The investors who trusted Trump while he drove six casinos and hotels into bankruptcy.  The banks who loaned him money for loans he defaulted on.  The students at Trump University, which was called a “massive scam” by the National Review before being shuttered in the face of numerous lawsuits.  The believers in all his many business ventures which failed, leaving them holding the bag.  All these people trusted Donald’s business acumen and what did it get them?

                Donald’s acolytes want us to trust he knows what he’s doing while our 401ks are being wiped out; trust him after he said he would lower prices on day one of his presidency and then sent them soaring higher; trust his promise to “drain the swamp” as we see him surrounded by the swampiest bunch of billionaires and sycophants imaginable; trust him as he betrays our friends and embraces our enemies.  You think?

                President Reagan once quoted a Russian proverb that we should apply here: “Trust but Verify.”  I can verify that we cannot trust Donald.

David W. Plunkett