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The Oglethorpe Echo reported stories about the news and personalities that impacted Oglethorpe County throughout the past year. Here are many of the top local stories of 2021.
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Former Maxeys mayor William Winkle died from a medical episode and the Maxeys Country Store was destroyed by fire in January. (Photo/The Oglethorpe Echo) -
Oglethorpe Country wrestling coach Tim Stoudenmire is exuberant as his team wins the Class AA wrestling title in February. (Photo/The Oglethorpe Echo)
COVID-19 continues
The pandemic continued in 2021. Early in the year, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) set up a website displaying data regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, sortable by…