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A cicada crawling up a plant stalk. (Submitted Photo)

A cicada crawling up a plant stalk. (Submitted Photo)

Where the cicadas sing: Periodical group emerges, is everywhere

Micahya Costen
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Sarah Rutherford has developed a fascination with cicadas.   Like many Georgians this spring, the Lexington resident has taken photos of the insects, which are seemingly everywhere.   “I went outside, and there were literally hundreds and hundreds of these.

Man wanted in 2012 rape arrested in Crawford

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
  A man wanted for rape in California in 2012 is being held at the Oglethorpe County Jail.   Miguel Morales-Lemus was arrested in Crawford on April 24 after he was stopped for speeding on Hutchins Road.
Tammy Watkins, store manager, B&T's Food Fresh Market. (Dink Nesmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Tammy Watkins, store manager, B&T's Food Fresh Market. (Dink Nesmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

New sign installed on former Bell’s store

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
  Changes are happening at the store formerly known as Bell’s.    The Bell’s sign was replaced two weeks ago by one with the name of the current owner, B&T’s Food Fresh Market.
On April 6 local vendors and farmers hosted the first farmer's market of the season for Marigold Collective. In the photo is Director and Market Manager Sarah Hovater with a few vendors from the market. Vendors pictured are Ray's Recipes, MollyPop Farms, Foxwood Farms, LavenderBlue Farms, Daisyfish Farm, Green Table Bakery, Sungate Farm and MaryAnn's Farm. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

On April 6 local vendors and farmers hosted the first farmer's market of the season for Marigold Collective. In the photo is Director and Market Manager Sarah Hovater with a few vendors from the market. Vendors pictured are Ray's Recipes, MollyPop Farms, Foxwood Farms, LavenderBlue Farms, Daisyfish Farm, Green Table Bakery, Sungate Farm and MaryAnn's Farm. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Marigold Collective hosts spring markets

Lesley Randall
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
  Local coffee roasters, artists, basketmakers, artisan bakers, ceramicists, soapmakers and hot food vendors fill the Marigold Markets for the spring season at Pittard Park.
The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office installed signs near the start of the school zones last month to specify the hours the cameras are in operation. The system had issued 8,313 tickets between Nov. 9 and April 15. (Andy Johnston/The Oglethorpe Echo)

The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office installed signs near the start of the school zones last month to specify the hours the cameras are in operation. The system had issued 8,313 tickets between Nov. 9 and April 15. (Andy Johnston/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Data shows school zone cameras work

Kayla Lopez and Zeke Palermo
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
 The speed cameras on the roads leading to Oglethorpe County schools are effective at reducing speeding and work as intended, according to six months of data from Blue Line Solutions.
The 11 candidates who participated in the candidate forum stand at the conclusion of the event at the Historic Crawford Depot on April 18. About 100 people attended the event. (ABBY PEACOCK/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

The 11 candidates who participated in the candidate forum stand at the conclusion of the event at the Historic Crawford Depot on April 18. About 100 people attended the event. (ABBY PEACOCK/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Candidates discuss hot topics at forum

Abby Peacock
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Questions about the jail, school zone cameras, taxes and dog ordinances were plentiful during a candidate forum at the Historic Crawford Depot on April 18.   Eleven candidates across several races answered questions from the public, which were submitted ahead of time and screened.
Elizabeth Mackey inspects a hive frame while wearing gloves and a protective jacket with a mesh veil on April 16 in Watkinsville. (Photo/Sara Micale)

Elizabeth Mackey inspects a hive frame while wearing gloves and a protective jacket with a mesh veil on April 16 in Watkinsville. (Photo/Sara Micale)

Spring is abuzz: Inspection time for beekeepers

Lesley Randall and Sara Micale
Thursday, April 25, 2024
A faint buzzing comes from the row of stacked wooden boxes in Elizabeth Mackey’s backyard, quickly turning into a roar as she and friend Heidi Simmonds open the lid to release a swarm of bees.