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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.
Bryan Park is filled with families and others who took part in Community Day on Saturday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Bryan Park is filled with families and others who took part in Community Day on Saturday. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Numbers up as folks participate in Community Day

Kate Hoffman
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Laughter and the sounds of kids playing could be heard above the live praise music being performed in the center of Bryan Park on Saturday as Oglethorpe County residents kicked off the start of a new school year with the annual Community Day Festival.

Community Day more than just fun, games

Kate Hoffman
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Oglethorpe County schools received enough COVID-19 government funding last year to cover the cost of school supplies for public school students. In response, the Oglethorpe Community Day Committee decided to use the money it raised to provide approximately 300 students with free backpacks.
Runners line up at the start line at the Winterville Civitan Snowflake 10k on Jan. 29. There were 185 in-person participants in the race, which is the first race in the Firefly Trail Race Series. The other races are the Maxeys Model Mile 5k, Crawford Restoration Labor Day Run 5k and Union Point J3 5k, scheduled for later this year. (Mackenzie Tanner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Runners line up at the start line at the Winterville Civitan Snowflake 10k on Jan. 29. There were 185 in-person participants in the race, which is the first race in the Firefly Trail Race Series. The other races are the Maxeys Model Mile 5k, Crawford Restoration Labor Day Run 5k and Union Point J3 5k, scheduled for later this year. (Mackenzie Tanner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Organizers hope race series will boost running in Oglethorpe

Mackenzie Tanner
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
WATCH: See the top finishers and video of the Firefly Trail Race Series' first event.   The first race of Firefly Trail Race Series — the Winterville Civitan Snowflake 10K on Jan. 29 — had 185 in-person participants, but only two of them were from Oglethorpe County.
Gary Palmer talks with visitors at the Christmas Market in Crawford on Nov. 21. Palmer makes wooden toys and other items by hand and sells them with his wife, Naomi Palmer, who also handmakes decorations and items. (Photo/Sarah White)

Gary Palmer talks with visitors at the Christmas Market in Crawford on Nov. 21. Palmer makes wooden toys and other items by hand and sells them with his wife, Naomi Palmer, who also handmakes decorations and items. (Photo/Sarah White)

A Christmas Market in Crawford

Sarah White
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Ralph Maxwell, former owner and editor of The Oglethorpe Echo, poses for a portrait outside of The Oglethorpe Echo building on Oct. 29, 2021. Maxwell had been the owner, publisher and editor of the Echo since 1981. (Photo/Sarah White)

Ralph Maxwell, former owner and editor of The Oglethorpe Echo, poses for a portrait outside of The Oglethorpe Echo building on Oct. 29, 2021. Maxwell had been the owner, publisher and editor of the Echo since 1981. (Photo/Sarah White)

A new era for the Echo

Alden Lisse
Thursday, November 4, 2021
For 40 years, Ralph Maxwell Jr. has served his community as editor of the Oglethorpe Echo.   However, the Echo’s inability to generate revenue and Maxwell’s health issues made it difficult for him to continue to operate the newspaper.