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Teresa Jo Campbell (left) and Dawn Johnson Scarborough (right) are the candidates running for Oglethorpe County tax commissioner in the May 21 election. (Submitted photos)

Teresa Jo Campbell (left) and Dawn Johnson Scarborough (right) are the candidates running for Oglethorpe County tax commissioner in the May 21 election. (Submitted photos)

Election 2024 Q&A: Scarborough, Campbell look to fill Arnold’s role

Sarah Myers
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The Oglethorpe County tax commissioner seat will be open after Sheila Arnold, who has held the office since 2008, retires in December.
The exterior of the Oglethorpe County Court House located on Lexington's Main Street. (Photo/Emily Garcia)

The exterior of the Oglethorpe County Court House located on Lexington's Main Street. (Photo/Emily Garcia)

Courts chip away at case backlog

Emily Garcia
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Judge Jeffery S. Malcom likened the backlog of court cases in the Northern Judicial Circuit to an elephant that he and his fellow judges plan to eat one bite at a time.
Hattie Collins has worked for the county for 14 years and is often the first person folks see when they come to the commission’s office. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Hattie Collins has worked for the county for 14 years and is often the first person folks see when they come to the commission’s office. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Collins, Waldroup add planning, zoning duties

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Hattie Collins and Scottie Waldroup have assumed planning and zoning responsibilities since Ashley Peterson left the department in February.   “(They) have done a fantastic job satisfying those duties,” Oglethorpe County Commission Chair Jay Paul said in an email.

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.