oglethorpe county

Author Zoe B. Singleton shares her children’s book with attendees at Community Fun and Resource Day on Sept. 13. Singleton emphasizes the importance of affirmation through scripture in her book. (Photo/Molly Moore)

Author Zoe B. Singleton shares her children’s book with attendees at Community Fun and Resource Day on Sept. 13. Singleton emphasizes the importance of affirmation through scripture in her book. (Photo/Molly Moore)

Mount Olive’s Community Fun and Resource Day brings folks together

Molly Moore
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Aiming to bring the community together in the wake of COVID-19’s impact on smaller, local churches, Mount Olive Baptist Church held its first Community Fun and Resource Day on Sept. 13 at the Crawford Depot, connecting people with aid and opportunities they might not otherwise know or access.
Graphic/Sophia Eppley

Graphic/Sophia Eppley

Home prices on the rise in county

Sophia Eppley
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Home prices continue to rise in Oglethorpe County as the area struggles with less inventory and more demand, according to recent data from Georgia Multiple Listing Service (GAMLS), the state’s comprehensive real estate database.
Kristin Gilliam sits inside an Oglethorpe County EMS truck on Thursday, Sept. 11, in Crawford, Georgia. Emergency medicine is her passion, and she loves being on the front lines helping her community. (Photo/Gabrielle Gruszynski)

Kristin Gilliam sits inside an Oglethorpe County EMS truck on Thursday, Sept. 11, in Crawford, Georgia. Emergency medicine is her passion, and she loves being on the front lines helping her community. (Photo/Gabrielle Gruszynski)

Learning to save lives

Gabrielle Gruszynski
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
When someone collapses from a heart attack or suffers a serious injury, the first few minutes are critical.  In Oglethorpe County, EMS is preparing residents to help make the difference.   Kristin Gilliam opens a bleeding control kit on Thursday, Sept. 11, in Crawford, Georgia.
Tracy Adkins, author of Ghosts of Athens and Beyond: History and Haunting of North Georgia, poses for a photo. The book, set in North Georgia, marks her second publication. (Photo/Molly Moore)

Tracy Adkins, author of Ghosts of Athens and Beyond: History and Haunting of North Georgia, poses for a photo. The book, set in North Georgia, marks her second publication. (Photo/Molly Moore)

Oglethorpe’s rich history hides ghostly secrets

Molly Moore
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Generations of Oglethorpe County residents have tales of unexplainable sounds, spectral figures and folklore tied to the many historic landmarks in the area.
(Graphic/Jennifer Xia)

(Graphic/Jennifer Xia)

Oglethorpe population continues to increase

Lux Corrona and Jennifer Xia
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
For families like the Nations, generational ties to Oglethorpe County run deep — 93 years deep.  “My mother and father was Fred Duncan Nation and Bertha Mae Nation,” said Ora D. Nation, who is 86. “They moved out of North Carolina near Dillsboro in 1932.
A “No Thru Trucks” sign is attached to this county limits sign on Parkview Road, indicating that large trucks are not allowed to drive there. Similar signs will be posted on roads impacted by the new ordinance, passed by the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners on May 5. (Photo/Zach Leggio)

A “No Thru Trucks” sign is attached to this county limits sign on Parkview Road, indicating that large trucks are not allowed to drive there. Similar signs will be posted on roads impacted by the new ordinance, passed by the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners on May 5. (Photo/Zach Leggio)

More county roads off limits to big trucks

Zach Leggio
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A new truck ordinance is in effect following the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners meeting last week.
Elizabeth Newton and her son, David, pose for a portrait in Elizabeth’s Cumming residence on April 7, 2025. Elizabeth holds one of four genealogical history books she’s published, which features ancestors who will be honored at a memorial service this weekend. (Photo/Julianna Duennes Russ)

Elizabeth Newton and her son, David, pose for a portrait in Elizabeth’s Cumming residence on April 7, 2025. Elizabeth holds one of four genealogical history books she’s published, which features ancestors who will be honored at a memorial service this weekend. (Photo/Julianna Duennes Russ)

Millstone Memorial: Two centuries later, family to hold service for ancestors

Julianna Duennes Russ
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
On Feb. 4, 1837, an Oglethorpe County man named Nathan Harris offered 1 acre of land along Millstone Creek to Millstone Baptist Church.  Nearly 200 years later, his descendants are returning to that land to honor him, and two other ancestors, at a memorial service on Sunday.
Susan Shaw (top left), her daughter Jennifer Johns (top right), and son-in-law Josh Johns (center) pose with grandchildren Madelyn and Levi Johns (bottom left and right) for a photo at Hickory Hill Farms. (Photo/ Lilly Stone)

Susan Shaw (top left), her daughter Jennifer Johns (top right), and son-in-law Josh Johns (center) pose with grandchildren Madelyn and Levi Johns (bottom left and right) for a photo at Hickory Hill Farms. (Photo/ Lilly Stone)

Oglethorpe’s family-owned farms persevere through changing times

Lilly Stone and Jesse Wood
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Nine-year-old Madelyn Johns spends her Friday afternoons running through rows of crops spread across her family's 12 acres of plantings at Hickory Hill Farms in Carlton.  Across the field, her youngest brother Matthew, 6, clutches a handful of freshly pulled carrots.