Levi Taylor achieves lifelong passion announcing for the OCHS football program. Taylor, a pastor at Mt. Pleasant Community Church, is the voice of Friday night football in Oglethorpe County. 

Story by Saylor Williams 

Video by Audrey Pfitzner

Despite never coaching the sport, newly appointed Oglethorpe County cross country coach Jessica Ward jumps into her new role. Ward attended her first meet on Aug. 20 and is hopeful about the team’s upcoming season. 

Story by Audrey Pfitzner 

Video by Saylor Williams

Fireworks fill the sky at Oglethorpe County’s Fourth of July celebration at Bryan Park last week. Organizers said more than 2,000 people attended the sixth annual event.

Oglethorpe Echo reporter Sara Micale meets with Oglethorpe beekeeper Elizabeth Mackey and her friend Heidi Simmonds as they walk through a routine inspection. Micale goes into detail about the steps that Mackey takes to ensure the bees are being kept healthy as the spring weather rolls in.

Oglethorpe County Primary School will be demolished after the completion of the new K-5 elementary school on Fairground Road. However, the building’s history will be preserved in the final construction of the new school and in the minds of its former students.

Paul Thiel, the school system’s director of operations, confirmed that bricks from the former OCPS will be used as pavers in the pavilion at the end of the fourth-grade wing of the new elementary school.

When entering the city of Crawford, drivers will pass a large mural on the outside of Crawford Pizza. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, more than 11,000 vehicles pass the mural daily. The mural located at the entrance of Crawford reads, “It’s nice to have you in Crawford Georgia.” (Margaux Binder/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Patriot Perk is a coffee shop at OCHS, where students of the Life Skills class deliver coffee to staff every morning. Follow along with the student employees as they deliver coffee and snacks.

Video by Ellie Pool

Editing by Lily Murphy