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BROOKE STEWART/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

Officials find body of missing woman

Brooke Stewart
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office and a Georgia State Patrol aviation unit found the body of a missing Gwinnett County woman in a vehicle that had been set on fire off of Black Snake Road on Friday morning.
STAR student Charlie Brewer and STAR teacher Penny Miller attended a banquet at the University of Georgia’s Continuing Education Center, where he spoke about his achievements, interests and Miller’s impact on him. (Submitted photo)

STAR student Charlie Brewer and STAR teacher Penny Miller attended a banquet at the University of Georgia’s Continuing Education Center, where he spoke about his achievements, interests and Miller’s impact on him. (Submitted photo)

Brewer selected STAR student, picks Miller as his STAR teacher

Viktoria Kangas
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Charlie Brewer has developed his academic dossier while collecting albums from the 1970s and indulging in old horror movies.
GARRETT KICKLIGHTER/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

GARRETT KICKLIGHTER/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

County weighs livestock burial fee

Garrett Kicklighter
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Oglethorpe County workers have buried more large animals than usual this year.    As of March 1, the county had buried 30 cows, six horses, one pig and two goats since the beginning of the year, Public Works director Adam Nation said.   “That’s unusually high,” he said.
Macie McDaniel, a junior at Oglethorpe County High School, is all smiles after winning the title of Miss Oglethorpe County High School. (Shelby Wingate/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Macie McDaniel, a junior at Oglethorpe County High School, is all smiles after winning the title of Miss Oglethorpe County High School. (Shelby Wingate/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Miss Oglethorpe Pageant: Confidence Shines on Stage

Shelby Wingate and Gianna Rodriguez
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
In front of the judges who wear tall, bejeweled crowns, 17 contestants take the stage in extravagant tulle dresses and jumpsuits that perfectly reflect the light.   The sequins and hairsprayed hair caught people’s attention, but it wasn’t the highlight of the night.

Sheriff: Beware of online, phone scams

Sydney Bishop
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Lexington resident David McGee spends a lot of time on Facebook, often at night when the yard work is done.    What he’s not used to is playing online detective — a job he took on when he noticed that a user in the “Rant & Raves of Oglethorpe County” group was looking to scam residents.
The 2023 Miss Oglethorpe contestants are (top row, from left) Kallie Jackson, DemiRae Faust and Allie Gibson; (second row, from left) Adalyn Tanksley, Mae Mathews, Amelia Ligouri and Kendall Morgan; (third row, from left) Sydney Sniff, Kaylee Wade, Malia McCalla, McKenna Wells and Mylee Nimmons; (bottom row, from left) Macie McDaniel, Macayla Hull, Carlee Gibson, Gracelyn Ramey and Montana Barner. (Submitted Photo/Kimberly Pettit)

The 2023 Miss Oglethorpe contestants are (top row, from left) Kallie Jackson, DemiRae Faust and Allie Gibson; (second row, from left) Adalyn Tanksley, Mae Mathews, Amelia Ligouri and Kendall Morgan; (third row, from left) Sydney Sniff, Kaylee Wade, Malia McCalla, McKenna Wells and Mylee Nimmons; (bottom row, from left) Macie McDaniel, Macayla Hull, Carlee Gibson, Gracelyn Ramey and Montana Barner. (Submitted Photo/Kimberly Pettit)

Miss Oglethorpe pageant to benefit schools, clubs

Shelby Wingate
Thursday, March 23, 2023
17 contestants will take the stage at the seventh annual Miss Oglethorpe Pageant this Saturday. This is the most participants since 2016, when 18 competed in the first pageant.
Maxeys Mayor Warren Gilson sits next to clerk Sherry Gilson as the city council discusses slowing traffic through town and other business in its meeting on March 14.

Maxeys Mayor Warren Gilson sits next to clerk Sherry Gilson as the city council discusses slowing traffic through town and other business in its meeting on March 14.

Maxeys to install crosswalk lights, digital speed signs

DeAnthony Moore
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Maxeys is taking measures to slow traffic through the city. It will install a set of crosswalk lights downtown and digital speeding signs on Cherry Street, Laurel Street and state Route 77. Funding will come from the Highway Safety Improvement Program.
Olivia Shapiro/The Oglethorpe Echo

Olivia Shapiro/The Oglethorpe Echo

County’s inmates now housed in Greene County

Brooke Stewart
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Oglethorpe County’s inmates are no longer being housed at the Oconee County Jail.   Sheriff David Gabriel moved the county’s inmates to the Greene County Jail when the contract with Oconee County ended earlier this year.

Lexington historic survey finished

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The “City of Lexington 2021-2022 Historic Resource Survey,” which includes detailed analyses of 150 historic buildings, a technical report and GIS data entry on a statewide map, is complete, Evelyn Reece said in an email.