Former superintendent remembered as 'exceptional leader'

  • A newspaper article announces the hiring of T.Y. Harris as Oglethorpe County School superintendent on June 12, 1969. He remained in that position until 1996. (Yana Obiekwe/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
    A newspaper article announces the hiring of T.Y. Harris as Oglethorpe County School superintendent on June 12, 1969. He remained in that position until 1996. (Yana Obiekwe/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • Tom, or TY, Harris was remembered as a "great person" who made excellent decisions. (Yana Obiekwe/ The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Tom, or TY, Harris was remembered as a "great person" who made excellent decisions. (Yana Obiekwe/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

    Born just a day shy of Independence Day in 1935, it was no coincidence that former Oglethorpe County School Superintendent Thomas Young Harris III was so loyal to his country and county. The Crawford …