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Paulette Brown (above) of ReDux Equine Rescue scratches Wren, one of the most recent of the 30 horses at the rescue. Wren, a 2-year-old filly, came to Oglethorpe County from Henry County after having had little human contact and with a halter embedded in her face. (Photo/ Amanda Bright)

Paulette Brown (above) of ReDux Equine Rescue scratches Wren, one of the most recent of the 30 horses at the rescue. Wren, a 2-year-old filly, came to Oglethorpe County from Henry County after having had little human contact and with a halter embedded in her face. (Photo/ Amanda Bright)

Freedom, Forage Friends: Local rescue event equips people to take action when horses are abused, neglected

When Paulette Brown left her career in the banking world, she traded one version of stable for another — what is now 600 acres of land in Oglethorpe County and 30 horses who needed rescue.
Volunteers with the CAYA House pack donation bins and refrigerator bags ahead of the nonprofit's February delivery. The organization delivers to an average of 10 families a month around Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Jennifer Xia)

Volunteers with the CAYA House pack donation bins and refrigerator bags ahead of the nonprofit's February delivery. The organization delivers to an average of 10 families a month around Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Jennifer Xia)

Come as you are: CAYA House offers tailored aid to families

There’s a small blue shed filled with shelves of donated goods from piles of toiletries to a freezer full of locally sourced meat behind Mt. Pleasant Community Church in Crawford.

The Echo's Opinion: Here's to our future: A new era

  The Oglethorpe Echo has a proud, 148-year-old heritage.  Dating back to its founding in 1874, the weekly newspaper has recorded this Northeast Georgia community’s happenings and history.  Long before the Digital Age, The Echo was Oglethorpe’s “Google.