Opinion

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.

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)

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)

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.

Editorial: Tell us why you love Oglethorpe County

News Staff
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Here’s a question for you: “Why do you love Oglethorpe County?”    It’s one enormous land mass with multiple communities — The Glade to Cherokee Corner and Vesta to Stephens — sprinkled over 283,000 acres.
Two Bulldogs who helped Georgia win national championships in 1980 and 2021 have Jesup connections. Fred Bennett’s 1980 photo of Jesup’s Lindsay Scott, center, shows No. 24 racing to the Florida Gators’ end zone in Jacksonville. That play propelled the Dawgs into the national championship game against Notre Dame. Stetson Bennett IV, right, is the grandson of the late Buddy Bennett, left, who quarterbacked Jesup High School to a state championship in 1954. (Submitted Photos)

Two Bulldogs who helped Georgia win national championships in 1980 and 2021 have Jesup connections. Fred Bennett’s 1980 photo of Jesup’s Lindsay Scott, center, shows No. 24 racing to the Florida Gators’ end zone in Jacksonville. That play propelled the Dawgs into the national championship game against Notre Dame. Stetson Bennett IV, right, is the grandson of the late Buddy Bennett, left, who quarterbacked Jesup High School to a state championship in 1954. (Submitted Photos)

Opinion Column: A championship connection you might overlook at UGA

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, January 20, 2022
The Bulldog Nation — almost 100,000 strong — was shivering on Saturday. Shivering from the icy winds. Shivering from the excitement of UGA beating Alabama 33-18 and bringing home the national championship trophy.   The 41-year wait to bark with this much joy is over.   Woof, woof!