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Oglethorpe County Recreation Department participation numbers have risen during the past several years. (Mackenzie Tanner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Oglethorpe County Recreation Department participation numbers have risen during the past several years. (Mackenzie Tanner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Rec department outgrows its facilities

Mackenzie Tanner
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Despite the new gym opening in January, Oglethorpe County appears to be outgrowing its recreation department facilities.   Registration numbers for football, basketball, soccer and baseball increased by 24% in just one year.
Sludge update. Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo

Sludge update. Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo

Officials push for more regulation as sludge continues to affect county

Elena Westbury
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Oglethorpe County residents still deal with the bothersome effects of soil amendments as officials and community members continue to push for more sludge regulation on both the state and local levels.  Here’s a look at the past, present and future state of soil amendments.
Oglethorpe County clubhouse. Jamie Miller/The Oglethorpe Echo

Oglethorpe County clubhouse. Jamie Miller/The Oglethorpe Echo

Murder trial begins in Oglethorpe County

Jamie Miller
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Jimmy Lee Anglin went missing from Oglethorpe County on Nov. 3, 2017. He was last seen with Robert David Jordan, who is now being tried for murder.   The trial of The State of Georgia vs. Robert David Jordan began in the Oglethorpe County Courthouse on March 21. Judge Jeffery S.
Diet Dangfly performs at Oglethorpe Fresh. Around 50 people attended the free concert. Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo

Diet Dangfly performs at Oglethorpe Fresh. Around 50 people attended the free concert. Shannon Moran/The Oglethorpe Echo

Fresh face, smooth sounds: Crawford concert venue reopens with live music, community vibe

Shannon Moran
Thursday, March 24, 2022
LISTEN: Hear the sounds and see the sights of the return of Oglethorpe Fresh.   Linda Helmly, born and raised in Maxeys, has a motto: to leave a place better than she found it. That is exactly what she intends to do with the newest iteration of the Oglethorpe Fresh Concert Series.
The Oglethorpe Echo

The Oglethorpe Echo

BOE adopts ethics, approves track trip

Thomas Ehlers
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Oglethorpe County School Board members received some homework at Tuesday’s meeting.   The board received sample board norms from other districts at their work session to review before the system adopts its own set.
Members of the HOSA team include: (First row, left to right) Reagan Watkins, Kelsie Wolfe, Faith Dynarski; (second row) Harley Grace Hayes; (third row) Kenneth Goodin, Ashley Spearing, Reagyn Hamby; (fourth row) Ella Crowe, Elisse Griffiths; (fifth row): Kitzia Sandoval, Ally Morris, Kendall Hull (sixth row): Addison Febach, Marina Barrera; (seventh row) Gloria Ortiz, Olivia Davis, Sky Hand, Kate Spearing. Submitted photo

Members of the HOSA team include: (First row, left to right) Reagan Watkins, Kelsie Wolfe, Faith Dynarski; (second row) Harley Grace Hayes; (third row) Kenneth Goodin, Ashley Spearing, Reagyn Hamby; (fourth row) Ella Crowe, Elisse Griffiths; (fifth row): Kitzia Sandoval, Ally Morris, Kendall Hull (sixth row): Addison Febach, Marina Barrera; (seventh row) Gloria Ortiz, Olivia Davis, Sky Hand, Kate Spearing. Submitted photo

Students take state-level awards at HOSA

Thomas Ehlers
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Several Oglethorpe County High School students came back with hardware from this year’s HOSA event — a conference that supports future health professionals.
Commissioner District Map

Commissioner District Map

Eight county residents run for offices

Katherine Lewis
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Eight Republican candidates have qualified for Oglethorpe County offices to be decided in the general primary election on May 24.   The Board of Commissioner Districts 1, 3 and 5 are up for re-election, and the Board of Education Districts 3 and 5 are open this year.
Tanya Eidson

Tanya Eidson

Eidson joins Echo staff

News Staff
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Tanya Eidson is The Oglethorpe Echo’s new office manager.   Eidson, who grew up in Franklin County but moved to Oglethorpe County in 2002, recently retired after 30 years at UGA. She spent the last 21 at the College of Veterinary Medicine.   “Living in Oglethorpe is wonderful,” she said.
Fifty-one acres of land near the intersection of U.S. 78 and Bunker Hill Road have been zone for development including businesses, single family homes, duplexes and apartments. The project is estimated to be completed in five years. Submitted photo

Fifty-one acres of land near the intersection of U.S. 78 and Bunker Hill Road have been zone for development including businesses, single family homes, duplexes and apartments. The project is estimated to be completed in five years. Submitted photo

Developers fill need for housing with new projects

Liset Cruz
Thursday, March 24, 2022
When Chad Tracy heard of a mud concern at his new development on Bunker Hill Road, he had a street sweeper come out to clean the area.    “We've been sweeping and trying to be courteous to our neighbors,” he said.