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The new staff of The Oglethorpe Echo, along with Managing Editor Andy Johnston and Chairman Dink NeSmith, mark the beginning of reporting for Oglethorpe County. (Submitted Photo/Sarah Freeman)

The new staff of The Oglethorpe Echo, along with Managing Editor Andy Johnston and Chairman Dink NeSmith, mark the beginning of reporting for Oglethorpe County. (Submitted Photo/Sarah Freeman)

UGA students begin reporting for the Echo

Andy Johnston
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Welcome to a new era at The Oglethorpe Echo.   Looking at this front page, you might have noticed strange new names and a different look to your community newspaper.   Please don’t be alarmed.

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.