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Sophomore Elizabeth Cook
is a projected starter for the
Oglethorpe County vol
leyball team, which will be
under the direction of new
coach Brianne Harrison this
season. The Patriots open
the season on Aug. 10.
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The Oglethorpe Echo
Volume 149, Number 44
August 3, 2023 ■ Oglethorpe County, Georgia
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LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO
Linda Anglin (from left), Henry Anglin, Vickie Anglin and Kelly Hembrick pose with a photo of Jimmy Anglin at Bryan
Park in Crawford last month. The family continues to look for his remains, nearly six years after he went missing in 2017.
No peace for the Anglins
Jimmy Anglin’s family won’t rest until they find his remains
By Jamie Miller
The Oglethorpe Echo
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 Christ
mas mornings and as they continue to
celebrate his birthday every year.
Jimmy is remembered by his fami
ly and around Oglethorpe County for the
impact he had on others.
“People still come up to us in the com
munity and talk about how Jimmy would
do anything for anyone,” said Nicole An
glin, Jimmy’s sister-in-law. “If there was
any way that he could help you, he was
going to help you. Even if it put him in a
bad spot.”
Anglin, an Oglethorpe County resi
dent, went missing on Nov. 3, 2017 and
was never seen again.
Five years later, on March 30, 2022,
Robert David Jordan, Anglin’s cousin and
a Banks county resident, was found guilty
of malice minder, felony murder, aggra
vated assault and concealment of death.
Information
Wanted
The Anglin family and
Oglethorpe County Sheriff
David Gabriel ask that anyone
with information regarding
Jimmy Anglin's remains contact
the Oglethorpe County Sheriff's
Office at 706-743-8101.
Jordan was sentenced to life in prison
without parole the following day.
Jordan was arrested on a charge of fel
ony murder on Sept. 16, 2019, following
a search of a wooded area behind 4030
Comer Road, his primary residence at the
time Anglin went missing. Anglin’s skull
was found 457 yards from Jordan’s res
idence, but the rest of Anglin’s remains
are still missing.
“There's still no closure,” Anglin said.
“Even though (Robert Jordan) has been
arrested, convicted and is serving his
time ... there's no peace and no closure
because there's still a lot of unanswered
questions and we have not been able to
actually put him to rest.”
The trial included 15 witnesses and
more than 100 exhibits, including jail
calls where Jordan gave directions to the
suspected murder weapon — a Stoeger
12-gauge shotgun — in a wooded area
in Banks County. Although the charges
didn’t require the state to prove motive,
it was mentioned that Jordan was poten
tially motivated by emotion when Jimmy
Anglin allegedly wanted to stop giving
him portions of his government checks.
“Out in the world, and at home, he
would be the first one to help. If he only
had $10, he would split it with you —
even if he needed it. If he saw an ani
mal hurt or abandoned, if he knew some
one on drags or homeless, he would bring
them home, feed them and try to help
them. He saw the world in a beautiful
and innocent way,” said Kelly Hembrick,
Jimmy’s sister.
See ANGLINS, Page 3
Hughes
moves into
new role
By McCain Bracewell
The Oglethorpe Echo
Sara Hughes has been awarded over $14,800
on 14 grants the past seven years, ranging from
$200 to $2,500 each. She put those to use to help
students in her agriculture classes.
“I’ve applied for grants almost every year
of my career, just to get extra funds for special
projects that I’ve been interested in, that you
know, were above and beyond,” Hughes said.
“The system does a great job of meeting our
needs, but if I had a special project or special in
terest, I try to apply for funds.”
Hughes will put her grant-writing ability to
use in her new position as the federal programs
coordinator and grant writer with the Oglethorpe
County School System.
See HUGHES, Page 2
MCCAIN BRACEWELL/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO
Sara Hughes, who taught agriculture for 15
years, moves into a new position as the fed
eral programs coordinator and grant writer
with the Oglethorpe County School System.
School’s back
Staff Report
It’s that time of year again.
Oglethorpe County students head back to
school next week, which means the roads will be
busier in the mornings and afternoons while the
buses are picking up and dropping off students.
Here are the dates for the first day of classes:
■ Monday, Aug. 7 — First day of classes
for all OCHS students; primary, elementary and
middle school students with the last names be
ginning with A-L.
■ Tuesday, Aug. 8 — First day of classes for
primary, elementary and middle school students
with the last names beginning with M-Z.
■ Wednesday, Aug. 9 — First full day of
classes for OCPS, OCES and OCMS.
Emergency trucks, bookbag handouts
among Community Day highlights
Community Day
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5
Where: Oglethorpe County Rec Department
Activities: Vendors, food trucks, family movie at sunset,
video gaming truck, children's games, gifts and drawings
More info: Call Jeanne Jones at 678-779-5437 or email
oglethorpecommunityday@gmail.com
By Jesse Wood
The Oglethorpe Echo
“Touch-a-Truck,” one of the
main attractions of Community
Day, allows kids — and adults —
to interact with emergency vehi
cles and meet first responders.
“The kids get used to seeing
those emergency services person
nel without it being in a hard situa
tion,” said Jeanne Jones, the orga
nizer for Community Day. “They
can meet them and see that they’re
friendly, they’re nice and that
they’re there to help.”
Community Day will be held
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 5 at Bryan Park. “The Super
Mario Bros. Movie” will be shown
at 8:30 p.m.
“It really brings everybody to
gether to see what our community
has to offer,” Jones said.
See COMMUNITY, Page 3
JACK CASEY/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO
Community Day was a big draw in 2022, thanks to vendors, food
trucks, bounce houses and free school supplies. This year's event is
planned for Saturday, Aug. 5.