Town History

Jonathan Scott, Winterville’s cultural heritage director, holds a metal artifact earlier this month. The city plans a nearly year-long celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary. (Neva Drane/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Jonathan Scott, Winterville’s cultural heritage director, holds a metal artifact earlier this month. The city plans a nearly year-long celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary. (Neva Drane/The Oglethorpe Echo)

From coal to commemoration

Neva Drane
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Several Winterville locals opted for coal in their stockings this Christmas. Only the pieces were around 200 years old, uncovered by Cultural Heritage director Jonathan Scott during his archaeological digs of the town.  They were packaged and sold for $3 by the Winterville Heritage Foundation.
(LINDA HELMLY/PHOTO SUBMISSION) This is Grandma Lee (Parolee Crowe Arnold) (right) and little Linda Helmly (left) in 1963. They are smiling for a photo outside Helmly's childhood home.

(LINDA HELMLY/PHOTO SUBMISSION) This is Grandma Lee (Parolee Crowe Arnold) (right) and little Linda Helmly (left) in 1963. They are smiling for a photo outside Helmly's childhood home.

Helmly makes sure Maxeys isn’t lost to history

Destiny Hartwell
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Everything started with a “what if” for Linda Helmly in 2007: What would happen if she told the rich stories of Maxeys she had heard growing up?
The Maxeys Historic District includes many types of buildings displaying a variety of architecture. (Submitted Photo)

The Maxeys Historic District includes many types of buildings displaying a variety of architecture. (Submitted Photo)

Maxeys Historic District added to National Register

Thomas Bresee
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Maxeys Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Tuesday, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.   “It's a point of pride for the community,” Maxeys Mayor Warren Gilson said.