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Local hunter Seth Robinson found success with his son, Harris, who took down his first buck on New Year’s Eve. It was one of 3,650 deer harvested in Oglethorpe County in the 2024-25 deer season.

Local hunter Seth Robinson found success with his son, Harris, who took down his first buck on New Year’s Eve. It was one of 3,650 deer harvested in Oglethorpe County in the 2024-25 deer season.

Hunters take 3,650 deer from county this season

Mitchell Stone
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Oglethorpe County has once again solidified its place as one of Georgia’s top counties for deer hunting, ranking fifth for total deer harvested in 2024-25.
Dominic (with beard) and Cassandra Fabrizio (fourth from left) and their children (from left) Austin, Wyatt, Colton and Ryley (right), and friend Harper Bondie (second from right) watch the Oglethorpe County boys soccer team play on Rec Night.

Dominic (with beard) and Cassandra Fabrizio (fourth from left) and their children (from left) Austin, Wyatt, Colton and Ryley (right), and friend Harper Bondie (second from right) watch the Oglethorpe County boys soccer team play on Rec Night.

Rec night gives taste of OCHS soccer experience

Micahya Costen
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
  Cassandra Fabrizio’s oldest kids, Ryley and Wyatt, dream of being soccer phenoms. While playing on Oglethorpe County rec teams, their parents want them to be exposed to a higher level of play to prepare for what’s to come.
Assistant coach Craig Cheesborough works with Ty Crowe in throwing the javelin during rec department track and field practice at OCHS. More than 60 kids are participating in the first year of the program. (Owen Warden/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Assistant coach Craig Cheesborough works with Ty Crowe in throwing the javelin during rec department track and field practice at OCHS. More than 60 kids are participating in the first year of the program. (Owen Warden/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Strong turnout for new youth track program

Owen Warden
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Oglethorpe County’s new youth rec track and field team is off to a fast start with over 60 participants in its first year. Kids ages 6 to 15 participate in weekly practices at Oglethorpe County High School and compete in meets, usually on weekends.
[Photo by Micahya Costen] Montana Barner (from left), her sister Carolyn Barner and Tina White volunteered at the Great Spring Sport Equipment Swap last Saturday. White said she plans to hold other swaps in various sports seasons.

[Photo by Micahya Costen] Montana Barner (from left), her sister Carolyn Barner and Tina White volunteered at the Great Spring Sport Equipment Swap last Saturday. White said she plans to hold other swaps in various sports seasons.

Sports gear swap helps parents save

Micahya Costen
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Children outgrow things quickly, from clothes to sports equipment.    Tina White knows this, so she created an event called The Great Spring Sport Equipment Swap, which was held at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department last Saturday.
Crawford’s Karen Patman prepares to hit the ball as her partner Elaine McGarity, of Winterville, watches during a match at the Oglethorpe County Rec Center. They are two of a regular group of 16 players who play the fast-growing sport. (Photo/Molly Linder)

Crawford’s Karen Patman prepares to hit the ball as her partner Elaine McGarity, of Winterville, watches during a match at the Oglethorpe County Rec Center. They are two of a regular group of 16 players who play the fast-growing sport. (Photo/Molly Linder)

The rise of pickleball: Oglethorpe County embraces sport

Molly Linder and Olivia Shapiro
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The pickleball league meets at 9 a.m. Monday and Thursday, and on Tuesday after line dancing class at the Oglethorpe County Rec Department. It is free to join.
Coach Tanner Nation puts his team through free-throw practice at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department. They have to make a set number of shots to cut down on their running after practice. (MAGGIE RULAND/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Coach Tanner Nation puts his team through free-throw practice at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department. They have to make a set number of shots to cut down on their running after practice. (MAGGIE RULAND/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Athletes coaching athletes

Maggie Ruland and De Turner
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
When Michael White became director of the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department in 2017, he was only starting to see growth in youth sports.   “When I (came) here five years ago,” he said, “I think we had 19 basketball teams. From then to now, I’ve got 31 teams.

WATCH: County residents are lining up for new dance class

 

The Oglethorpe County Recreation Department began hosting a line dancing class in an effort to provide more community engagement activities to the public. Dancers participate in basic line routines like the "Cupid Shuffle" and the "Electric Slide" before moving on to more traditional line dances. No cowboy hats, boots or coveralls are necessary at this laidback dance class, which takes place on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m.

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