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(RAMON ELORTONDO/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO) Cast members Wyatt Herndon (Porter Milgrim) and Dave Bloyer (Sidney Bruhl) practice a scene for Arts!Oglethorpe’s production of "Deathtrap” this month.

(RAMON ELORTONDO/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO) Cast members Wyatt Herndon (Porter Milgrim) and Dave Bloyer (Sidney Bruhl) practice a scene for Arts!Oglethorpe’s production of "Deathtrap” this month.

Arts!Oglethorpe hits stage with ‘Deathtrap’

Ramon Elortondo
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Arts!Oglethorpe has been rehearsing three times a week since early January for its first show of the season, which director Bly Hartley describes as one “everyone can enjoy.” Ira Levin’s comedy/mystery/thriller “Deathtrap” will be performed Feb. 23-26 at the historic Crawford School.
Oglethorpe County Sheriff David Gabriel speaks to residents concerning safety techniques in the event of an emergency Jan. 21 at St. John's Ame Church. Sheriff Gabriel has been in law enforcement since 1993. Sydney Bishop/The Oglethorpe Echo

Oglethorpe County Sheriff David Gabriel speaks to residents concerning safety techniques in the event of an emergency Jan. 21 at St. John's Ame Church. Sheriff Gabriel has been in law enforcement since 1993. Sydney Bishop/The Oglethorpe Echo

Sheriff gives safety tips at program

Sydney Bishop
Thursday, January 26, 2023
WATCH: Sheriff Gabriel's Safety Program at St. John AME Church    Nineteen residents gathered in St. John AME Church on Saturday to ask Oglethorpe County Sheriff David Gabriel about safety and crime, especially how it relates to a church setting.
Danny Sanders (center) owns Oglethorpe Feed and Hardware Supply, alongside his sons Hudson (left) and Stewart (right). The store has been open since 2001 at 900 Athens Road in Crawford. (Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Danny Sanders (center) owns Oglethorpe Feed and Hardware Supply, alongside his sons Hudson (left) and Stewart (right). The store has been open since 2001 at 900 Athens Road in Crawford. (Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Storefront among changes at Sanders’ Crawford store

Morgan Quinn
Monday, December 12, 2022
Danny Sanders is already looking forward to his next project after Oglethorpe Feed and Hardware Supply opened its new customer entrance this fall.
A variety of vendors filled the Crawford Depot during the annual Christmas Mar- ketplace last weekend. Items ranged from hand-poured candles to used books, woven quilts and original photography and paintings. (Lily Baldwin/The Oglethorpe Echo)

A variety of vendors filled the Crawford Depot during the annual Christmas Mar- ketplace last weekend. Items ranged from hand-poured candles to used books, woven quilts and original photography and paintings. (Lily Baldwin/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Christmas comes back to Crawford

Lily Baldwin
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
The Historic Crawford Depot transformed into a winter wonderland this past weekend as the annual Christmas Marketplace returned to Oglethorpe County. Local vendors, including artists and small business owners, displayed and sold their best holiday-themed goods.
Tamita Brown throws non-GMO feed to chickens on Caribe United, her farm in Crawford in March. She and her husband Gabriel own about 1,000 birds on pasture and produce around 300 eggs per day, which she sells at markets in Athens and Atlanta. (Photo/Basil Terhune for The Oglethorpe Echo)

Tamita Brown throws non-GMO feed to chickens on Caribe United, her farm in Crawford in March. She and her husband Gabriel own about 1,000 birds on pasture and produce around 300 eggs per day, which she sells at markets in Athens and Atlanta. (Photo/Basil Terhune for The Oglethorpe Echo)

Never-ending egg hunt

Basil Terhune
Thursday, June 16, 2022
EDITOR'S NOTE: This multimedia package was produced in conjunction with UGA photojournalism professor Mark E. Johnson and the Woodall Weekend Workshop, a photojournalism event that was held in Oglethorpe County in March.

WATCH: Owner of Caribe United Farm is on a never-ending egg hunt

Tamita Brown and her husband Gabriel own and operate Caribe United, a 5-acre farm in Crawford. The small-scale poultry farm prizes itself not only on its products, but also on its use of non-GMO feed and traditional upbringing of livestock on pasture.

 

Read the full story here. 

 

By Basil Terhune for The Oglethorpe Echo

 

This multimedia package was produced in conjunction with UGA photojournalism professor Mark E. Johnson and the Woodall Weekend Workshop, a photojournalism event that was held in Oglethorpe County in March.

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Maxeys hires new water meter reader

Wade Cheek and Caitlin Farmer
Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Maxeys city council discussed the new hire for a city water meter reader, the fourth annual Maxeys Model Mile 5K, construction on Poplar Creek Road and more at its meeting on May 10.    Council members discussed plans for the fourth annual Maxeys Model Mile 5K, which was held last Saturday.

Here's how to contact your elected officials

News Staff
Thursday, December 23, 2021
The core of The Oglethorpe Echo’s mission is to keep you informed. That’s what we’ve done for 148 years. Whether you live in Arnoldsville, Maxeys, Crawford, Lexington or in the outskirts of our large rural county, you need to know how to contact your local, state and federal elected officials.