Historic Preservation Commission

Maxeys leadership includes (from left) city council members Carrie Hayes, Carrie Hyatt, Danny Gorman, Mayor Edward Toledano, Shirley Callahan, Doug Miller and city clerk Jenny Yearwood-Parker. The city is adding online bill pay for water bills next month. (Photo/Ansley Gavlak)

Maxeys leadership includes (from left) city council members Carrie Hayes, Carrie Hyatt, Danny Gorman, Mayor Edward Toledano, Shirley Callahan, Doug Miller and city clerk Jenny Yearwood-Parker. The city is adding online bill pay for water bills next month. (Photo/Ansley Gavlak)

Lexington denied for rural zone designation

Ansley Gavlak
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Lexington wasn’t one of the seven cities selected for rural zone designation. The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission reviewed and submitted the application on the city’s behalf.
Linda Moore (left) is the chairperson of Lexington’s Downtown Development Authority and Linda Parish, is chair of the Historic Preservation Commission. The DDA has two open spots and the HPC has one open spot. (Submitted Photo)

Linda Moore (left) is the chairperson of Lexington’s Downtown Development Authority and Linda Parish, is chair of the Historic Preservation Commission. The DDA has two open spots and the HPC has one open spot. (Submitted Photo)

Lexington needs DDA, commission spots filled

Grace Burnett
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Organizations in Lexington say they need more residents to serve. Two spots need to be filled on Lexington’s Downtown Development Authority and one spot is open on the city’s Historic Preservation Commission.
Kathleen deMarrais (left) and Alice H. Hughes (right) moments after Hughes received an award from Historic Oglethorpe County. (RAMON ELORTONDO/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Kathleen deMarrais (left) and Alice H. Hughes (right) moments after Hughes received an award from Historic Oglethorpe County. (RAMON ELORTONDO/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Hughes honored for efforts to preserve history

Ramon Elortondo
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Alice H. Hughes spent time serving the Georgia Historic Markers program. She contributed to three of the 10 historic markers in Oglethorpe County and has been a meticulous recorder of history and dedicated genealogist.
Evelyn Reece touches the interior of a stained glass window in the former Lexington Presbyterian Church earlier this month. The windows were recently restored with the help of funds received from a grant written by Reece. (Photo/Sarah White)

Evelyn Reece touches the interior of a stained glass window in the former Lexington Presbyterian Church earlier this month. The windows were recently restored with the help of funds received from a grant written by Reece. (Photo/Sarah White)

Grant helps kick-start restoration

Sarah White
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Evelyn Reece and the Historic Preservation Commission knew restorations were needed for the old Lexington Presbyterian Church when it closed in 2015 and the building was acquired by the city.   “The windows were an emergency situation,” she said.