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Runners start the Winterville Snowflake 10K in 2023. This year’s race is the first of six in the Firefly Trail Race Series, which includes two races in Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Olivia Shapiro)

Runners start the Winterville Snowflake 10K in 2023. This year’s race is the first of six in the Firefly Trail Race Series, which includes two races in Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Olivia Shapiro)

Winterville Snowflake 10K first in six-race Firefly series

Ansley Gavlak
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Runners and walkers across Oglethorpe County will ring in the new year with the return of the seventh annual Firefly Trail Race Series, a six-race lineup designed to bring the community together and raise awareness of the Firefly Trail.
ANDY JOHNSTON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Cory Tillman, who runs for the Oglethorpe County cross country team, was the top finisher in the Restoration Run 5K on Monday. His teammates also ran in the 21st annual race.

ANDY JOHNSTON/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Cory Tillman, who runs for the Oglethorpe County cross country team, was the top finisher in the Restoration Run 5K on Monday. His teammates also ran in the 21st annual race.

Crawford’s Restoration Run continues to grow

Cooper Huau
Thursday, September 11, 2025
CORRECTION: Information about the repayment status of the Crawford Historic Depot was incorrect in the Sept. 4, 2025 edition of The Oglethorpe Echo. The correct information is in the story below. The Restoration Run 5K, in its 21st year, had a record-breaking 140 registered for its Labor Day event.
Runners started the 10K near the Crawford Baptist Church. The race was part of the 18th annual Restoration Labor Day 5K/10K on Monday. (Photo/Nimra Ahmad)

Runners started the 10K near the Crawford Baptist Church. The race was part of the 18th annual Restoration Labor Day 5K/10K on Monday. (Photo/Nimra Ahmad)

More than 150 runners compete in annual Restoration 5K

Nimra Ahmad
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Under an overcast sky and the occasional stray raindrop, Crawford hosted the 18th Annual Restoration Labor Day 5K/10K on Sept. 5.    Hosted by the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce, the annual race is part of an ongoing effort to fund the city’s depot.
Runners line up at the start line at the Winterville Civitan Snowflake 10k on Jan. 29. There were 185 in-person participants in the race, which is the first race in the Firefly Trail Race Series. The other races are the Maxeys Model Mile 5k, Crawford Restoration Labor Day Run 5k and Union Point J3 5k, scheduled for later this year. (Mackenzie Tanner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Runners line up at the start line at the Winterville Civitan Snowflake 10k on Jan. 29. There were 185 in-person participants in the race, which is the first race in the Firefly Trail Race Series. The other races are the Maxeys Model Mile 5k, Crawford Restoration Labor Day Run 5k and Union Point J3 5k, scheduled for later this year. (Mackenzie Tanner/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Organizers hope race series will boost running in Oglethorpe

Mackenzie Tanner
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
WATCH: See the top finishers and video of the Firefly Trail Race Series' first event.   The first race of Firefly Trail Race Series — the Winterville Civitan Snowflake 10K on Jan. 29 — had 185 in-person participants, but only two of them were from Oglethorpe County.