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School officials: Car rider changes work

McCain Bracewell
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The revised car rider line implemented at Oglethorpe County Elementary School last Wednesday has been successful in solving traffic congestion, school officials said.    The plan directed afternoon car riders off Fairground Road and around the transportation department building.
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Women’s ag conference scheduled for Friday

News Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Staff Report   The Southern Women in Ag team will host a hands-on workshop on beef cattle and small ruminants from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at the Oglethorpe County Ag Center.    The program is for women interested in farming, cattle or small ruminant production.
OCHS sophomore Elizabeth Cook serves during practice earlier this season. Cook had five kills in victories over Prince Avenue Christian School and George Walton on Tuesday. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

OCHS sophomore Elizabeth Cook serves during practice earlier this season. Cook had five kills in victories over Prince Avenue Christian School and George Walton on Tuesday. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

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Volleyball team off to 9-2 start

News Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Staff Report Kenzie Henderson had nine kills and Sofia Horsley had nine aces to lead the Oglethorpe County volleyball team to a three-set victory over Prince Avenue Christian School and a two-set win over George Walton on Tuesday.
Crawford Pizza will provide Oglethorpe County residents with another dining option when it opens. It’s across Highway 78 from G Brand BBQ. (ANDY JOHNSTON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Crawford Pizza will provide Oglethorpe County residents with another dining option when it opens. It’s across Highway 78 from G Brand BBQ. (ANDY JOHNSTON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

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The Echo's Opinion: Positive signs

News Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
If you haven’t noticed, there are positive signs in our community.   Look around.   If you’re traveling on Highway 78 from Athens-Clarke County into Crawford, you’re welcomed by a new mural on the west wall of soon-to-open Crawford Pizza.
One of my goals for the United Kingdom trip was for our grandchildren to visit the graves of some of our “Nasmyth” ancestors in Scotland. Standing with me, from left, are Stella NeSmith, 9; Hayes Wilson, 16; Smith Wilson, 10; Fenn NeSmith, 12; William NeSmith, 14; Henry Wilson, 14; Bayard NeSmith, 11; and Wyatt Wilson, 19. Several Nasmyths are buried in Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard cemetery. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

One of my goals for the United Kingdom trip was for our grandchildren to visit the graves of some of our “Nasmyth” ancestors in Scotland. Standing with me, from left, are Stella NeSmith, 9; Hayes Wilson, 16; Smith Wilson, 10; Fenn NeSmith, 12; William NeSmith, 14; Henry Wilson, 14; Bayard NeSmith, 11; and Wyatt Wilson, 19. Several Nasmyths are buried in Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard cemetery. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

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Opinion Column: Traveling to touch our family’s Scottish roots in Edinburgh

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
“Where are you from?” “Jesup.”   “Where’s that?”   “Southeast Georgia, 40 miles from the coast.”   That usually satisfies folks. Some will say, “Oh, yeah. Do you know so and so?” Indeed, I was born in downtown Jesup.
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Obituary: Mark E. Summers

News Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Mark E. Summers, 64 of Athens, entered his eternal home on Aug. 17, 2023. He was the son of the late Rev. Jack Summers and Frances Ellis Summers.   Mark owned and operated Winterville Tire and Battery in Winterville for many years and recently retired from Evergreen Packaging in Athens.
Alice Faye Lowe Miller

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Obituary: Alice Faye Lowe Miller

News Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Alice Faye Lowe Miller was born on Oct. 9, 1940. She was the sixth child born to Van Lowe and Ludelle Carter Lowe. She was raised on her family farm in Winterville with her nine brothers and sisters. She graduated from Oglethorpe County High School in 1958.
Darius Heard signals a first down during Oglethorpe County’s 19-7 victory over West Hall in a football scrimmage on Friday night. Heard will play both defensive back and receiver this season. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Darius Heard signals a first down during Oglethorpe County’s 19-7 victory over West Hall in a football scrimmage on Friday night. Heard will play both defensive back and receiver this season. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

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Photos: OCHS Football Scrimmage

News Staff
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Thanks to the ingenuity of the great-grandfathers of Lamartine Griffin (Lam) Hardman V, left, and Henri Leon (Beau) Farmer IV, the Georgia Bulldogs have played between the hedges in Sanford Stadium since 1929. Today, Lam Hardman, left, is a senior at Athens Academy, thinking about UGA. Beau, right, is a junior, studying accounting, at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Thanks to the ingenuity of the great-grandfathers of Lamartine Griffin (Lam) Hardman V, left, and Henri Leon (Beau) Farmer IV, the Georgia Bulldogs have played between the hedges in Sanford Stadium since 1929. Today, Lam Hardman, left, is a senior at Athens Academy, thinking about UGA. Beau, right, is a junior, studying accounting, at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

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Opinion Column: Here’s how Sanford Stadium got its fabled privet hedges

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
A version of this column was first published on Feb. 27, 2013.   Gov. Lamartine Griffin Hardman was a progressive, but stern governor. In 1929 he decreed no vehicles of the University of Georgia should leave Clarke County.   Under normal circumstances, that’d be an easy rule to follow.
OCHS junior defensive back Darius Heard (No. 6) brings down a West Hall player in the Patriots’ 19-7 victory in a scrimmage last Friday. They open the 2023 season at East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

OCHS junior defensive back Darius Heard (No. 6) brings down a West Hall player in the Patriots’ 19-7 victory in a scrimmage last Friday. They open the 2023 season at East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

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The Echo’s Opinion: Bustin’ through to 2023 season

Echo Staff
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Are you ready for some football?   Ready or not, it’s time to tee up the pigskin.   The Patriots will be at East Jackson High School on Friday night. And then on Aug. 25, the lights will be on in Patriot Stadium. See Page 2B in this edition for the full schedule.