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Ice covers South Point Peter Road in Sandy Cross earlier this week. Icy roads were the primary concerns caused by Winter Storm Fern in Oglethorpe County. (Submitted Photo)

Ice covers South Point Peter Road in Sandy Cross earlier this week. Icy roads were the primary concerns caused by Winter Storm Fern in Oglethorpe County. (Submitted Photo)

County is relatively unscathed

Sarah Owens
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Oglethorpe County avoided the worst of this week’s winter storm, as ice accumulation and road conditions fell short of projections.
Charley Boss, Wyatt Boss and Everett Boss use their pocket knives to help clear a tree on Cherry Street in Maxeys on Sunday morning. Strong storms and winds blew over trees and knocked out power throughout the county. ADAM NATION/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

Charley Boss, Wyatt Boss and Everett Boss use their pocket knives to help clear a tree on Cherry Street in Maxeys on Sunday morning. Strong storms and winds blew over trees and knocked out power throughout the county. ADAM NATION/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

Helpers of all ages chip in as county cleans up after storm

Julianna Duennes Russ
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Help for Sunday’s storm cleanup in Oglethorpe County came from unexpected places. “I saw (a few boys) just sawing away with their little pocket knives, so I stopped and talked to them briefly, and told them thank you,” said Adam Nation, the county’s public works director.
A worker sizes up a large tree that fell near Thaxton Wynne Road during the storms last week. Several roads throughout the county, including Highway 78, were closed by downed trees and debris. (ADAM NATION/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

A worker sizes up a large tree that fell near Thaxton Wynne Road during the storms last week. Several roads throughout the county, including Highway 78, were closed by downed trees and debris. (ADAM NATION/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

County cleans up after thunderstorms

Garrett Kicklighter
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The thunderstorms that hit Northeast Georgia last Thursday caused extensive damage, power outages and road closures throughout Oglethorpe County.   Dozens of county roads were closed by downed trees and power lines, Commission Chair Jay Paul said, and U.S.
Oglethorpe County Public Works Department crews worked late Saturday night and into the early morning hours of Sunday, July 9 to clear trees and debris in several locations after storms blew down trees. There were no injuries, but crews estimated between 75-100 trees fell and needed to be cleared from Melton Road and William McCurley Road in Winterville, and Center Church Road and McWhorter Road in Stephens, said Adam Nation, the public works director. (DINK NESMITH/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Oglethorpe County Public Works Department crews worked late Saturday night and into the early morning hours of Sunday, July 9 to clear trees and debris in several locations after storms blew down trees. There were no injuries, but crews estimated between 75-100 trees fell and needed to be cleared from Melton Road and William McCurley Road in Winterville, and Center Church Road and McWhorter Road in Stephens, said Adam Nation, the public works director. (DINK NESMITH/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Long night: Storm damage

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Crews from Oglethorpe County Public Works, including Tommy Wood in the dump truck and Logan Gabriel in the loader, clear debris from Brown’s Chapel Road. (Submitted Photo)

Crews from Oglethorpe County Public Works, including Tommy Wood in the dump truck and Logan Gabriel in the loader, clear debris from Brown’s Chapel Road. (Submitted Photo)

Crews clean up after wind, rain

Julianna Duennes Russ
Thursday, January 6, 2022
County and utility crews spent the early part of this week clearing roads and restoring power throughout Oglethorpe County following storms early Monday morning.   Rayle EMC confirmed 6,200 outages were reported in the 10 area counties it serves.