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Editorial: Stay informed. Get involved

News Staff
Thursday, March 3, 2022
March is here, and 2022 is galloping along.     There is plenty of governmental activity going on in our community. That’s why The Oglethorpe Echo’s mission is to keep you informed, and we challenge you to be involved in the decisions that affect us all.
Jessie Harper

Jessie Harper

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Editorial: A win-win-win

News Staff
Friday, February 25, 2022
A win is a one-sided victory. A win-win is a two-sided victory. The Oglethorpe County Rotary Club’s FREE KN95 mask giveaway is a win-win-win. That’s right.    There are three winners in this community-minded campaign.
UGA athletic director Josh Brooks (left) and UGA’s Loran Smith flank Dink NeSmith as he displays Stetson Bennett’s leadership award received at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Feb. 19 in Macon. (Jennifer Smith/Submitted Photo)

UGA athletic director Josh Brooks (left) and UGA’s Loran Smith flank Dink NeSmith as he displays Stetson Bennett’s leadership award received at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Feb. 19 in Macon. (Jennifer Smith/Submitted Photo)

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Opinion Column: Riding inside a rolling sports encyclopedia

Dink NeSmith
Friday, February 25, 2022
The last vehicle to pull in was a Bulldog-red Jeep, freshly tattooed with splatters of Clemson-orange clay. Its owner was just back from a rabbit hunt, with barely enough time to shower, let alone wash his off-road ride. I’ll tell you more about that in a minute.

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Editorial: It’s voting season

News Staff
Friday, February 18, 2022
If you’ve ever had a notion to get involved in local politics, you should read the legal notices in this week’s edition of The Oglethorpe Echo.

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Editorial: We need broadband

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
An unexpected bomb dropped on Oglethorpe County last week.  Georgia’s first certified broadband-ready community — Oglethorpe County — didn’t make the funding cut for its share of the almost half-billion-dollar grant to improve our internet service.   What?   That’s right.
The Oglethorpe Echo interns included Sarah White (from left to right), Julianna Russ, Maddie Brechtel, Alden Lisse, Mackenzie Tanner, De Turner and Thomas Ehlers. (Submitted Photo)

The Oglethorpe Echo interns included Sarah White (from left to right), Julianna Russ, Maddie Brechtel, Alden Lisse, Mackenzie Tanner, De Turner and Thomas Ehlers. (Submitted Photo)

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Editorial: First 90 days of new era

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
Well, here we are.   The first 90 days of The Oglethorpe Echo’s new era is history. We promised to keep your community newspaper alive. Gauging from your encouraging words and the uptick in circulation and advertising, our plan is progressing.    But we are just getting started.
In the early 1970s, Big Dink had a bout with Bell’s palsy. To camouflage his drooping lip, he grew a mustache. His grandchildren called it “That Thing.” Granddaughter Emily remembers how it tickled when he kissed her and how corn-on-the-cob got stuck in “that thing” on his lip. (Submitted Photo)

In the early 1970s, Big Dink had a bout with Bell’s palsy. To camouflage his drooping lip, he grew a mustache. His grandchildren called it “That Thing.” Granddaughter Emily remembers how it tickled when he kissed her and how corn-on-the-cob got stuck in “that thing” on his lip. (Submitted Photo)

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Opinion Column: Big Dink would have been 100 on Feb. 8

Dink NeSmith
Friday, February 4, 2022
Let’s take a stroll — back 100 years — to Feb. 8, 1922. Walking east from Bainbridge, along the railroad right-of-way, there’s a wide grassy spot. The railbed is gone. The name “Recovery” hovers, ghostlike, over the tiny dot on Decatur County’s map.