Echols Co. enacts local emergency management order

On Wednesday, the Echols County Board of Commissioners signed a Local Emergency Management Purpose Order. This order, which went into effect at 12 noon, includes Voluntary Stay At Home instructions and prohibition of gatherings of…

Echols County > Two In Jail After Robbing…

ECHOLS -- On Jan. 24, 31-year-old Donald Shadix and 46-year-old Tina Sampson stole a number of items from Echols County Elementary School. The two stole laptops, iPads, cell phones, stamps, keyboards, camcorder and cash from…