September 23, 2026
6th-grader Josie Turner holds her ukulele in the OCMS ukulele class. Students use a cheat sheet with lyrics and chords to help them learn the material (Photo/Walker Durham).
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
C, F, G, A minor. These four chords are the starting point of Erin Serrian’s sixth-grade ukulele class. With these chords, students go from playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to The Beatles in a matter of weeks.
OLIVIA SUITE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Mayor Edward Toledano (middle) and members of the Maxeys City Council (from left) Carrie Hayes, Carrie Hyatt, Danny Gorman, Shirley Callahan and Doug Miller, and clerk Jenny Yearwood-Parker discuss business at the Sept. 8 meeting. A contractor was approved for paving the rest of the Firefly Trail.
(Graphic/Maia Capuano).
The air conditioning units at the Crawford Depot on Friday, Sept. 18th, in Crawford, Georgia. The copper pipes from the Depot were stolen Sept. 9, causing $2,800 in damages. (SARAH ROPER/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
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This documentary was directed by Julianna Duennes Russ and produced by Leighton Dancy, in collaboration with the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication and The Oglethorpe Echo Legacy, Inc.
Special thank you to: Ralph Maxwell, Dink NeSmith, Amanda Bright, Andy Johnston, Lori Johnston, Trisha Bearden, Lourdes Tompkins, Blake Campbell, Kathleen deMarrais, Jamie Lewis, Barbara Cabaniss, Delbra Kendrick, Zachary Leggio, Adriana Cascio, Libby Hobbs, Jesse Wood. Copyright 2025. All rights reserved.
Senior Khloe Eidson bunts the ball at Clarke Central High School for Oglethorpe County High School on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Eidson plays shortstop for the Patriots and is their starting hitter. (Photo/Sydney Jarrard)
Oglethorpe County’s Omar Sagastume (88), who also plays in the marching band, kicks in the loss to Washington-Wilkes on Sept. 4. Coach Mike Holland asked him to kick for the football team this fall. (Photo/Evan Frilingos)
The Oglethorpe County High School softball team breaks down their after game cheer at the Clarke Central high school on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. The Patriots beat Clarke Central 12-1 during its makeup game. (SYDNEY JARRARD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO))
