Opinion

Guest Column: Food Bank searching for ‘Good Samaritans’

As the President and CEO of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, a favorite moment of my year is hosting volunteers at our site for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, we quoted King’s speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.

Guest Column: Look for the migration from NYC to only grow

Much has been written about America’s largest city edging closer to electing a socialist mayor.  Zohran Mamdani recently won the Democratic primary, which is likely enough to secure the mayoralty of New York City.

Guest Column: Six ways Georgia policy affected your wallet in ’25

Georgia’s 2025 fiscal year will be remembered less for a single marquee bill than for a constellation of measured, taxpayer-focused changes that added up to real relief.

Guest Column: Georgians show courage in the ‘No Kings’ protests

It’s easy to get discouraged or cynical about the state of American political life. Our reservoirs of civic trust have been drained dry.

Guest Column: Restrained spending key to Georgia budget surplus

By now, you should know Georgia is more fiscally responsible than the federal government. If not, the folks in Washington, D.C., are working overtime to demonstrate it.

Guest Column: Georgia schools lag behind in school choice movement

Proponents of educational freedom in Georgia often hold up Florida as a paragon of empowering families to choose the education that best fits their children’s needs. But with so much of the focus on private choice, it’s easy to forget that freedom also means the ability to move among public schools.

Guest Column: Lack of housing at root of state’s home prices

On May 6, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced his intention to investigate “large, out-of-state companies buying up Georgia homes and driving up home prices.”  This has become a common target when discussing housing affordability — and not just in the halls of Congress or under the Gold Dome.

Editorial: The Echo: Keeping you informed since 1874

Hello, Oglethorpe County. If you aren’t a regular reader of The Oglethorpe Echo, you might be wondering why this edition appeared in your mailbox. We mailed this special OCHS graduation edition to every customer of the post offices in Lexington, Crawford, Arnoldsville, Maxeys, Stephens and Rayle.

Guest Column: Could be crazy election year in Georgia in 2026

Two groups got answers they’d awaited this past week, signaling what was to come for their future. Catholics got their new pope. But Georgia Republicans are still waiting for their candidate.