Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Questions about the jail, school zone cameras, taxes and dog ordinances were plentiful during a candidate forum at the Historic Crawford Depot on April 18.
A faint buzzing comes from the row of stacked wooden boxes in Elizabeth Mackey’s backyard, quickly turning into a roar as she and friend Heidi Simmonds open the lid to release a swarm of bees.
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 Tim Stoudenmire retires from coaching this spring, there will be a noticeable absence in the Oglethorpe County athletic department and around the area.
Emmaleigh Hemingway scored three goals and had two assists to lead the Oglethorpe County girls soccer team to a 6-1 victory over Commerce in the first round of the Class A Division I tournament on
Anne Garner had an idea after moving from metro Atlanta to about 5 miles south of Maxeys about six years ago.
