Editorial

Guest Column: Lack of housing at root of state’s home prices

News Staff
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
On May 6, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced his intention to investigate “large, out-of-state companies buying up Georgia homes and driving up home prices.”  This has become a common target when discussing housing affordability — and not just in the halls of Congress or under the Gold Dome.
Avi Young (from left), Kayla Lopez and Zeke Palermo read copies of The Oglethorpe Echo during class last January. An AI grant will be used to create specific tools to assist future Echo students. (Grady College)

Avi Young (from left), Kayla Lopez and Zeke Palermo read copies of The Oglethorpe Echo during class last January. An AI grant will be used to create specific tools to assist future Echo students. (Grady College)

Editorial: How AI will be used by The Echo

News Staff
Thursday, January 30, 2025
The evolution of artificial intelligence is exciting to many, but it also causes a fair amount of fear.  That makes sense: AI can now complete tasks previously possible only by humans — but in seconds rather than weeks.
The Depot in Crawford will host the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo at the Historic Depot in Crawford from 1-7 p.m. The public is welcome. (DINK NESMITH/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

The Depot in Crawford will host the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo at the Historic Depot in Crawford from 1-7 p.m. The public is welcome. (DINK NESMITH/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

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The Echo’s Opinion: Local matters

News Staff
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Oglethorpe County has about 15,000 residents. Among those 15,000 people, there is a wide range of opinions.   But there is a consensus on some issues.    One topic that is — for the most part — unanimous.
There was a brother, Bayard, and six boy cousins before 8-year-old Stella NeSmith, who can bark her Bulldog pride with the best of the eight grandchildren. (Eric NeSmith/For The Oglethorpe Echo)

There was a brother, Bayard, and six boy cousins before 8-year-old Stella NeSmith, who can bark her Bulldog pride with the best of the eight grandchildren. (Eric NeSmith/For The Oglethorpe Echo)

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Opinion Column: Celebrating a long life of gratefulness, thanksgiving

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
As family and friends gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, I share my gratitude for this sample of blessings:   For Big Dink and Margie, our parents from the Greatest Generation, who were daily lessons in love, compassion, giving, and the values of hard work and a good name.

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Editorial: One year later

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Thank you, Oglethorpe County.    Last year, you said you wanted your 147-year-old newspaper to keep on keeping on.  We heard you. This edition marks the first anniversary of The Oglethorpe Echo Legacy’s ownership of your community’s newspaper.
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Editorial: Let’s celebrate Homecoming

News Staff
Friday, October 28, 2022
Fall is a busy time, especially during an election year.     Early voting is in full swing at the Board of Elections office on Fairground Road, but the big excitement this week is Oglethorpe County High School Homecoming.
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Editorial: Thumbs up and down

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Oglethorpe County and the world are filled with news — good and bad. Some news is scary, i.e., the war in Ukraine, wondering what Russian leader Vladimir Putin will do. And then there’s the posturing between China, Taiwan and the U.S. Is World War III nigh?
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Editorial: Maybe, just maybe

News Staff
Friday, September 23, 2022
If you were to poll residents of Oglethorpe County about what the community needs most, the list could be varied.   But for certain, universal broadband would be at the top, or very close. Reliable internet is a necessity, especially for students, businesses and work-from-home residents.