October 6, 2026
Photo from from Winterville Snowflake 10k on Jan. 13, 2024. (Submitted Photo/Classic Race Services)
Commander of the Sons of the American Legion Billy Bob Shellnut (left) and President of the Auxilary Donna Churchill (right) present checks to the Community Christmas of Oglethorpe County. The local American Legion members have been "longtime" supporters of the non-profit. (Submitted photo)
Maddy McKeel (center), with her mom Lori and dad Mike, display her turkey vulture sculpture that took silver at the SkillsUSA competition last February. McKeel is already working on a project for next year’s competition. (Dakota Meeks/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Mike Sellers, the owner and creator of Woodpappy Designs, displays his handcrafted wooden creations- including bowls, pens, wine bottle stoppers, coin trays, and more- at Small Business Saturday. The event, hosted by Linda Parish, took place on Main Street in Lexington on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and highlighted the work of local artisans and vendors. (Photo Credit/Chloe Beaver)
Seating diagrams and room layouts are taped to the side of the wall outside the door to a classroom at the new Oglethorpe County Elementary School as BOE members look around. (Avni Trivedi/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Brad Johns, who lives on Almond Drive. (Andy Johnston/The Oglethorpe Echo)
The Echo Hill riders trot out in front of Santa’s float in the 4th annual Maxeys Christmas parade, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. They took home the first place award for their costumes, and their horses matching ones. (Submitted Photo/Aisha Schulz)
Weston Stewart, who is 8 years old, tells Santa what he wants for Christmas at the Christmas Marketplace at the Historic Crawford Depot on Sunday. In addition to shopping, visitors could take a picture with Santa during the annual three-day event. (Photo/ Sarah Coyne)
The Oglethorpe County Library staff includes (from left): Nicole Hensley, Katherine Ratcliffe, Jessica Ellis and Laura Lindsey. They recently received the Athens Regional Library System 2024 Most Valuable Team Award. (Submitted Photo)