Oglethorpe Echo

The Echo's Opinion: Here's to our future: A new era

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
  The Oglethorpe Echo has a proud, 148-year-old heritage.  Dating back to its founding in 1874, the weekly newspaper has recorded this Northeast Georgia community’s happenings and history.  Long before the Digital Age, The Echo was Oglethorpe’s “Google.
The Maxwell family dedicates the new Oglethorpe Echo building on the 102nd anniversary of the newspaper. (Submitted Photo)

The Maxwell family dedicates the new Oglethorpe Echo building on the 102nd anniversary of the newspaper. (Submitted Photo)

Honoring the long legacy of the Echo

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
"Ralph Maxwell is a disappearing breed of newsman. He understood the importance of striking the balance of what a community needs to know and what was good to know. He helped maintain the charm of Oglethorpe County.