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The 2025 Miss Oglethorpe contestants are (top, from left): Taya Cochran, RaeLynn Bowman, Brooklyn Litz and Harper Hasson; (second row, from left) AvaGrace Hammond, Sadie Sammons, Scarlett Mathe and Amelia Mauldin; (third row, from left) Laura Spearing, Maggie Hulse and Ava Colquitt; (bottom, from left) Riley Sisk, Neveah Calhoun, London Young and Abby Irwin. (Submitted Photos)

The 2025 Miss Oglethorpe contestants are (top, from left): Taya Cochran, RaeLynn Bowman, Brooklyn Litz and Harper Hasson; (second row, from left) AvaGrace Hammond, Sadie Sammons, Scarlett Mathe and Amelia Mauldin; (third row, from left) Laura Spearing, Maggie Hulse and Ava Colquitt; (bottom, from left) Riley Sisk, Neveah Calhoun, London Young and Abby Irwin. (Submitted Photos)

Miss Oglethorpe 2025 under new leadership for this year

Jennifer Xia
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Fifteen contestants will take the stage this Saturday at the eighth Miss Oglethorpe Scholarship Pageant. Although it was canceled in 2024 due to a lack of participation, the pageant is under new leadership this year.
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

Jennifer Xia
Thursday, March 13, 2025
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.
OCHS girls golf team is led by Head Coach Gary Hughes. Sofia Horsley serves as another leader on the team as a returning senior. The team consists of one other senior and three freshmen. (Graphic/ Avery Cameron)

OCHS girls golf team is led by Head Coach Gary Hughes. Sofia Horsley serves as another leader on the team as a returning senior. The team consists of one other senior and three freshmen. (Graphic/ Avery Cameron)

OCHS girls golf team aims for success

Avery Cameron
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
With only seven players and no home course, the Oglethorpe County girls golf team faces its share of challenges this spring.  Last season, the Patriots didn’t win or place in any tournament, but for Sofia Horsley, those obstacles are just part of the game.
Oglethorpe County School System parent mentor Jodie Zeuke works to connect families with disabilities with the resources they need for students to succeed in the classroom and after graduation. There are 344 special education students in county schools. (Photo/Jennifer Xia)

Oglethorpe County School System parent mentor Jodie Zeuke works to connect families with disabilities with the resources they need for students to succeed in the classroom and after graduation. There are 344 special education students in county schools. (Photo/Jennifer Xia)

Here for the families

Jennifer Xia
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Jodie Zeuke, who has two children on the autism spectrum, remembers struggling to find the right resources for her kids when they were in school. “I never wanted another parent to go through that, a feeling so lost,” she said.
Oglethorpe County baseball players warm up during a recent practice. The Patriots will look to their pitching to lead them through Region 8-A Division I play this season. (AVERY CAMERON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Oglethorpe County baseball players warm up during a recent practice. The Patriots will look to their pitching to lead them through Region 8-A Division I play this season. (AVERY CAMERON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

OCHS baseball looks to improve in Campbell’s second season

Avery Cameron
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Oglethorpe County’s Mike Campbell said his team is focused heading into his second season as coach. This year’s team has a mix of experienced leaders and rising talent to try to improve upon last year’s 12-17 record and third-place finish in Region 5-A Division I.
Dominic (with beard) and Cassandra Fabrizio (fourth from left) and their children (from left) Austin, Wyatt, Colton and Ryley (right), and friend Harper Bondie (second from right) watch the Oglethorpe County boys soccer team play on Rec Night.

Dominic (with beard) and Cassandra Fabrizio (fourth from left) and their children (from left) Austin, Wyatt, Colton and Ryley (right), and friend Harper Bondie (second from right) watch the Oglethorpe County boys soccer team play on Rec Night.

Rec night gives taste of OCHS soccer experience

Micahya Costen
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
  Cassandra Fabrizio’s oldest kids, Ryley and Wyatt, dream of being soccer phenoms. While playing on Oglethorpe County rec teams, their parents want them to be exposed to a higher level of play to prepare for what’s to come.
Quarterback Jayden Wallace delivers the ball to a teammate in Oglethorpe County’s season-opening 14-7 loss to East Jackson on Friday. He threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Darius Heard in his first start at quarterback. (DONNY FAUST/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Quarterback Jayden Wallace delivers the ball to a teammate in Oglethorpe County’s season-opening 14-7 loss to East Jackson on Friday. He threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Darius Heard in his first start at quarterback. (DONNY FAUST/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Patriots set for home opener

Owen Warden
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Oglethorpe County will head into this week’s home opener against Banks County with a goal to correct the mistakes that led to a season-opening loss.   The Patriots fell to East Jackson 14-7 last Friday night.
Darius Heard signals a first down during Oglethorpe County’s 19-7 victory over West Hall in a football scrimmage on Friday night. Heard will play both defensive back and receiver this season. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Darius Heard signals a first down during Oglethorpe County’s 19-7 victory over West Hall in a football scrimmage on Friday night. Heard will play both defensive back and receiver this season. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Photos: OCHS Football Scrimmage

News Staff
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Superintendent Beverley Levine and members of the Oglethorpe County Board of Education meet in the Central Office for the first time since the building flooded in December. (MCCAIN BRACEWELL/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Superintendent Beverley Levine and members of the Oglethorpe County Board of Education meet in the Central Office for the first time since the building flooded in December. (MCCAIN BRACEWELL/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Enrollment numbers on rise at every school

McCain Bracewell
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Enrollment in Oglethorpe County schools increased by 88 students from last year and 132 from two years ago this year. The numbers don’t include pre-K or special needs preschool students.   Total enrollment is 2,259 students, an increase from 2,171 last August and 2,127 in 2021.
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Harrison pleased with early success

Owen Warden
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Oglethorpe County volleyball team has started strong.   The Patriots are 6-2 through three tournaments, including winning both matches at their first home meet.