Oglethorpe County elections supervisor Marilyn Huff-Waller and elections assistant Steve McCannon check out the turnout at the elections office on Tuesday. Of the 12,464 registered voters in the county, 3,650 — or 29% — voted in the primary. (Ronnie Boggs/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Oglethorpe County elections supervisor Marilyn Huff-Waller and elections assistant Steve McCannon check out the turnout at the elections office on Tuesday. Of the 12,464 registered voters in the county, 3,650 — or 29% — voted in the primary. (Ronnie Boggs/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Brooks defeats Sanders by 39 votes in BOC race

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Britt Brooks will join the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners next year. Brooks, the challenger who owns a construction company in Crawford, defeated incumbent Howard Sanders in the Republican primary for the District 1 seat by just 39 votes.   Brooks had 246 votes to Sanders’ 207 votes.

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Defensive back Nicah Pass reaches for the ball during football practice on May 15. Pass, a senior, plays alongside his brother, Zion, a sophomore. (Ethan Greene/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Defensive back Nicah Pass reaches for the ball during football practice on May 15. Pass, a senior, plays alongside his brother, Zion, a sophomore. (Ethan Greene/The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS football team looks to build on 2025's success

Ethan Greene
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The Oglethorpe County football team wrapped up a 10-day, no-pads installation camp last week as the...
Oglethorpe County’s Nicah Pass competes in the high jump at the Class A Division I meet at UGA on Tuesday. Pass finished 11th and the OCHS boys were 23rd. (Ethan Greene/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Oglethorpe County’s Nicah Pass competes in the high jump at the Class A Division I meet at UGA on Tuesday. Pass finished 11th and the OCHS boys were 23rd. (Ethan Greene/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Turner, Burgess shine, but girls are 14th, boys 23rd

Ethan Greene
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Michael Holland said he wasn’t disappointed by the Oglethorpe County girls’ 14th-place finish at...
Ke’mauri Brown lands in the sand pit while practicing the long jump two years ago. He qualified for state in the long jump and the 100 meters, and is on both the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams. (Samuel Higgs/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Ke’mauri Brown lands in the sand pit while practicing the long jump two years ago. He qualified for state in the long jump and the 100 meters, and is on both the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams. (Samuel Higgs/The Oglethorpe Echo)

OCHS track athletes qualify for next week’s state meet

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Thursday, May 7, 2026
Oglethorpe County track and field athletes are heading to the Class A Division I state track and...
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