July 8, 2026
Members of the Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief team clear a tree off a roof in Vidalia, GA. Following the Sept. 24 landfall of Hurricane Helene, many yards are in disrepair and covered in debris. (Photo / Howard Sanders)
Aimee Wheeler and Frankie Hart plan to turn this church building in Lexington into a three-bedroom home. Russell Chapel AME Church has been closed for about 10 years. (ANDY JOHNSTON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
Guillermo Camacho (from left), Tim Poole, Susan Robinson, Becky Soto and Jake Willcox stand behind Beverley Levine, who holds a cake that reads “Congratulations on the part YOU played in the graduation rate!” at the BOE meeting on Tuesday. OCHS had a graduation rate of 95.5% this year. (Avni Trivedi/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Locator map depicting the location of a potential truck stop and convenience store across the street from Oglethorpe Animal Clinic.
(The Oglethorpe Echo / Mary Catherine Dodys) Jonathan James addressed the BOC Monday, Oct. 7, as he proposed the request to repair control panels inside the Oglethorpe County jail facility. The request was approved and the jail was granted an initial portion of the funding, totaling $37,112.
Andy Nimmons' dog, Simba, walks through the entryway at his showroom and workshop earlier this week. The photos lining the walls show past hunting trips, all of which Nimmons said he remembers. (Ella Kroll/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Oglethorpe County zoning board members Janet Hill (from left), JF Hansford, Morgan Robinson, Robert Drew and Jimmy Shealy call the September zoning board meeting to order. The board discussed a request to subdivide land on Morgan Road in Comer. (Chloe Beaver/The Oglethorpe Echo)