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Oglethorpe Echo

@oglethorpe_echo

The Official Twitter of The Oglethorpe Echo. Proudly serving Oglethorpe County since 1874. Nonprofit and staffed by @ugagrady journalism students. @inn

Joined November 2021
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@universityofga30 Oct 2024
William H. (Dink) NeSmith, in collaboration with @UGAGrady, found a way to save the @oglethorpe_echo that kept the newspaper running and provided hands-on learning for the next generation of journalists! t.uga.edu/3C1NrA6
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UGA Grady College@UGAGrady17 Jun 2024
Congratulations to our student journalists @oglethorpe_echo for bringing home nine section and individual awards in the @GAPressAssoc's annual Better Newspaper Contest. Andy Johnston (ABJ ' 88, MA '21) and Dink NeSmith (ABJ '70) accepted the awards. grady.uga.edu/news/journalis…
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Honored to have picked up a few awards working with @oglethorpe_echo last fall! A truly rewarding learning experience!
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Congratulations to our student journalists @oglethorpe_echo for bringing home nine section and individual awards in the @GAPressAssoc's annual Better Newspaper Contest. Andy Johnston (ABJ ' 88, MA '21) and Dink NeSmith (ABJ '70) accepted the awards. grady.uga.edu/news/journalis…
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Hank Tatum@hanktatum429 Mar 2024
Here’s my most recent story about Oglethorpe County High School Baseball! Speaking of, I’ll be tonight’s color analyst for the team’s final non-region matchup against Thomas Jefferson Academy on Oglethorpecountybaseball.com
Oglethorpe Echo (@oglethorpe_echo) profile pictureOglethorpe Echo@oglethorpe_echo29 Mar 2024
“It’s three different seasons, and we’re about to end the preseason,” coach Mike Campbell said. Patriots' baseball start region play on Monday, April 1, ready to make a push for a high seed in the playoffs. theoglethorpeecho.com/sports…
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@OC_Patriots Boys and girls golf are midway through their season, and match play resumes after spring break. Read about how siblings Cole and Sofia Horsley are teaming up for the 2024 season here: theoglethorpeecho.com/sports…
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Micahya Costen@micahya_c29 Feb 2024
Check out my article on the @706BaseballClub for the @oglethorpe_echo! It was super fun to write and interesting to learn about theoglethorpeecho.com/sports… #travelbaseball #youthbaseball #athensga #oglethorpeecho #wintervillega
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Back to Back Region Champs!! 🏆💙❤️ @aarianabell_ @DenimGoddard @amberxwatkins @abbyjones_14 @CoachFreemanOC @BDickens0 @KyleSandy355 @SandysSpiel @NextUpSportsGA @MaxPreps @OC_Patriots
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12/30 Game 3 of the Carolina Invt'l. Lady Patriots 54 Phillips Simmons 33 K. Henderson- 14pts E. Turner- 11p @DenimGoddard - 10p @aarianabell_ - 8 @amberxwatkins - 7p A. Jones- 4p @NextUpSportsGA @KyleSandy355 @MaxPreps @SandysSpiel @RecruitGAHoops @HoopSeenGA @Relentless_Hoop
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Oglethorpe Echo (@oglethorpe_echo) profile pictureOglethorpe Echo@oglethorpe_echo29 Dec 2023
The Oglethorpe County girls basketball team has started strong. After 10 games, the Patriots are 9-1, a better start than the previous three seasons. The only loss was to Hart County, which the team beat just three games later. Read at the link below 👇 theoglethorpeecho.com/sports…
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Jamie Miller@jamiemiller052823 Dec 2023
No peace for the Anglins: Jimmy Anglin’s family will not rest until they find his remains. @oglethorpe_echo #CrimeNews #LocalNews #OglethorpeCounty theoglethorpeecho.com/local-…
No peace for the Anglins: Jimmy Anglin’s family won’t rest until they find his remains

No peace for the Anglins: Jimmy Anglin’s family won’t rest until they find his remains

Jimmy Anglin is never far from his family’s thoughts. Nearly six years after his death, the Anglins catch glimpses of him as they sit around the tree on Christmas mornings and as they continue to...

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It is impossible for me to go a semester without following cyclists around back roads of northeast Georgia #iykyk 📷 Ride SOFAR for @oglethorpe_echo
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Trevyn Gray@treyhoops_15 Nov 2023
Working with my classmates (or colleagues, if you will) at The Echo has been an amazing experience! Has been a great opportunity for growth over the last few months.
Oglethorpe Echo (@oglethorpe_echo) profile pictureOglethorpe Echo@oglethorpe_echo15 Nov 2023
It's week three of NewsMatch, and we'd love for you to meet our team. Here are a few of our student reporters and what they like about working with The Echo.
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Trevyn Gray@treyhoops_9 Nov 2023
Patriots definitely geared for another strong season. Had a great conversation with Coach Stouds ahead of the start of the season.
Oglethorpe Echo (@oglethorpe_echo) profile pictureOglethorpe Echo@oglethorpe_echo3 Nov 2023
The Oglethorpe County wrestling team hit the mats last week for the first practices of the season. “We want to hang another banner,” coach @TimStoudenmire said. 🤼 Click the link to learn how @OC_Patriots wrestlers are hungry for another state championship victory. 👇
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Oglethorpe County VB in @OfficialGHSA state playoffs for @oglethorpe_echo
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UGA Grady College@UGAGrady9 Oct 2023
Great to see @oglethorpe_echo, staffed by hardworking Grady College students, featured in this @washingtonpost piece.
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A few of my favorite 📷 photos from the @OCSD_GA homecoming parade on Sept. 21! Shot for @oglethorpe_echo
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UGA Grady College@UGAGrady27 Sep 2023
The @oglethorpe_echo is hiring! The Oglethorpe Echo is looking for a part-time business manager to maintain and strengthen the infrastructure necessary to support its nonprofit local newsroom. Interested? More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Solo senior— @OC_Patriots softball and senior catcher Abby Jones celebrate 2023 senior night, with Jones being the team’s only senior this year. On 📷 assignment for @oglethorpe_echo, @treyhoops_ ✏️ with the story in this week’s paper
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Last one of the summer, thank you ⁦@oglethorpe_echo⁩ theoglethorpeecho.com/local-…
County budget increases for 2024

County budget increases for 2024

The Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s 2024 operating budget of $9.55 million at Monday’s called meeting. The total is $755,000 more than this year’s operating budget of...

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@universityofga7 Aug 2023
In 2021, the owners of The Oglethorpe Echo planned to close the paper after 148 years. Within hours of hearing the news, Dink NeSmith, an alum of UGA hatched a plan with @UGAGrady to save it. @NiemanLab @oglethorpe_echo niemanlab.org/2023/07/what-o…
What one journalism school learned after taking over a rural weekly newspaper

What one journalism school learned after taking over a rural weekly newspaper

In the first 18 months, The Oglethorpe Echo added digital products, won awards, tripled advertising, and doubled subscriptions. An unmitigated success, right? It's a bit more complicated than that.

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