September 30, 2026
6th-grader Josie Turner holds her ukulele in the OCMS ukulele class. Students use a cheat sheet with lyrics and chords to help them learn the material (Photo/Walker Durham).
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
C, F, G, A minor. These four chords are the starting point of Erin Serrian’s sixth-grade ukulele class. With these chords, students go from playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to The Beatles in a matter of weeks.
Phillip Powell, superintendent of the Oglethorpe County School System, mentors Lewis (left) and Cooper Patterson (right), twins who attend kindergarten at Oglethorpe County Elementary School. He met them for the first time on Sept. 25. (Submitted Photo).
Mark Reinberger answers questions from members of the audience at the Historic Oglethorpe County meeting about his research into historic buildings in Oglethorpe County on Sept. 22 at the Oglethorpe County Library. Reinberger presented research conducted using dendrochronology and other methods.
Open records data from Superintendent Phillip Powell shows each school's total number of vaping infractions and juvenile complaints during the 2025-2026 school year.
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This documentary was directed by Julianna Duennes Russ and produced by Leighton Dancy, in collaboration with the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication and The Oglethorpe Echo Legacy, Inc.
Special thank you to: Ralph Maxwell, Dink NeSmith, Amanda Bright, Andy Johnston, Lori Johnston, Trisha Bearden, Lourdes Tompkins, Blake Campbell, Kathleen deMarrais, Jamie Lewis, Barbara Cabaniss, Delbra Kendrick, Zachary Leggio, Adriana Cascio, Libby Hobbs, Jesse Wood. Copyright 2025. All rights reserved.
Oglethorpe County sophomore running back Zion Pass (4) takes a handoff against Washington-Wilkes on Sept. 4. Pass leads the Patriots with 207 yards rushing. (Zachary Krausman/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Naomi McPeake smiles with her goat, Sexy Red, and a volleyball at her family farm in Crawford. She balances her two passions, volleyball and showing goats, with the help of her family. (SYDNEY JARRARD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
Oglethorpe County volleyball coach Brianne Harrison presents Leanna Newton with a poster signifying she’s surpassed 1,000 career kills on Tuesday night. Newton, a junior, leads the Patriots with 322 kills this season. (Wesley Webb/The Oglethorpe Echo)
