FFA

More than 20 students from Oglethorpe County High School and Oglethorpe County Middle School came to volunteer at the workday event at the Oglethorpe County Senior Center on Tuesday. Event organizer Sara Hughes was excited to cultivate community with this project. "I just love that we all get to work together to serve the community, all of these different wonderful entities get to come together for a common goal. I love to see opportunities like that." (Photo/Emilie Sullivan)

More than 20 students from Oglethorpe County High School and Oglethorpe County Middle School came to volunteer at the workday event at the Oglethorpe County Senior Center on Tuesday. Event organizer Sara Hughes was excited to cultivate community with this project. "I just love that we all get to work together to serve the community, all of these different wonderful entities get to come together for a common goal. I love to see opportunities like that." (Photo/Emilie Sullivan)

Students, seniors cultivate community through garden boxes

Emilie Sullivan
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A muti-generational workday at the Oglethorpe County Senior Center Tuesday resulted in 10 raised garden boxes for visitors to use and enjoy.
Landon Howard (from left) Cole Faust, Caden Berggren and Ledger Coley compete in the agriculture mechanics event at the FFA Area 2 CDEs on Feb. 10. They finished in second and advanced to the state competition on March 20. (DAKOTA MEEKS/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Landon Howard (from left) Cole Faust, Caden Berggren and Ledger Coley compete in the agriculture mechanics event at the FFA Area 2 CDEs on Feb. 10. They finished in second and advanced to the state competition on March 20. (DAKOTA MEEKS/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Dellinger, other OCHS students shine in FFA

Dakota Meeks
Thursday, February 19, 2026
For OCHS senior Andee Dellinger, middle school FFA is where she discovered that her future would be grounded in teaching agriculture.
(Graph/Makenna Reavis)

(Graph/Makenna Reavis)

Fewer young farmers could threaten industry

Makenna Reavis and Jacob Harper
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
For Travis Legg, farming isn’t just a profession, it’s a legacy.  Legg is a third-generation farmer who lives in Smithonia, where he has been producing cattle, poultry and hay since 1995, but he was introduced to the industry by his grandfather and dad.
Landon Howard, owner and founder of Howard’s Detailing, has been detailing cars since early 2023. A junior at OCHS, Howard balances academics, club and leadership involvement, church involvement and running his business. (Submitted Photo)

Landon Howard, owner and founder of Howard’s Detailing, has been detailing cars since early 2023. A junior at OCHS, Howard balances academics, club and leadership involvement, church involvement and running his business. (Submitted Photo)

Howard balances OCHS, car detailing business

Grace Burnett
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
When he’s not serving as an FFA officer, attending club meetings or maintaining his 4.0 GPA, Landon Howard can be found cleaning and detailing cars for Oglethorpe County residents and beyond.
Oglethorpe County FFA officers prepare flowers for the floral design contest Thursday in the high school cafeteria. From left, sophomore Katherine Horsley, senior Daisy Brown and senior Andee Dellinger organized vases and flowers before students arrived to compete. (Photo/Ella Jones)

Oglethorpe County FFA officers prepare flowers for the floral design contest Thursday in the high school cafeteria. From left, sophomore Katherine Horsley, senior Daisy Brown and senior Andee Dellinger organized vases and flowers before students arrived to compete. (Photo/Ella Jones)

FFA competition brings hundreds of students to Oglethorpe County

Ella Jones
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
For senior Callie Bridges, the floral design competition at Oglethorpe County High School was both a test and an opportunity to showcase her small business. The contest required a timed arrangement, an identification exam and a written exam.
Hunter Boswell performs at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis. Boswell, who was one of 48 out of 200 chosen to perform at the convention, said this was his biggest crowd ever at 68,000 people. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Hunter Boswell performs at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis. Boswell, who was one of 48 out of 200 chosen to perform at the convention, said this was his biggest crowd ever at 68,000 people. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Star in the making: Boswell performs at FFA convention

McCain Bracewell
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
 Hunter Boswell has been singing longer than he could fully speak.  He picked up bass guitar and piano at age 2, acoustic guitar at 4 and drums at 9, which is also when he began singing in church.
Judge Tyler Arnold talks to Scarlett Harris about her breeding doe during the Oglethorpe Area Winter Livestock Show on Saturday. The event included a contest between six local "celebrities." (Photo/Sara Micale)

Judge Tyler Arnold talks to Scarlett Harris about her breeding doe during the Oglethorpe Area Winter Livestock Show on Saturday. The event included a contest between six local "celebrities." (Photo/Sara Micale)

Brubaker, students winners of livestock show

Sara Micale
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Oglethorpe County youth weren’t the only ones competing in the Oglethorpe Area Winter Livestock Show on Saturday — six Oglethorpe County celebrities also competed for the title of Champion Celebrity Showman.
Naomi McPeake, Cam McPeake and Laura Spearing lead their festive entry into the goat decorating contest at the Oglethorpe County Christmas Classic at the Ag Education Center earlier this month. (Submitted Photo)

Naomi McPeake, Cam McPeake and Laura Spearing lead their festive entry into the goat decorating contest at the Oglethorpe County Christmas Classic at the Ag Education Center earlier this month. (Submitted Photo)

Entries up at Christmas goat show

Oglethorpe County Extension
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Contestants showed 132 breeding does (female goats) and 36 entries in the new dairy goat division at the second Oglethorpe County Christmas Classic at the Ag Education Center on Dec. 11-12.   The number of entries increased from 104 in 2020.