When Michael L. Thurmond, CEO of DeKalb County, served on the Georgia’s James Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission in 1996, he was part of a delegation that visited Oglethorpe’s grave in Cranham, ...

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — A drone video shows the dramatic flooding in northwest Georgia as the Chattanooga area has been inundated by heavy rainfall. The video was taken in Fort Oglethorpe on Tuesday by ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments ...

OGLETHORPE, Ga. — For most people, 24 hours in a day is barely enough. But for Jimmy Daniels Jr., mayor of Oglethorpe and a teacher, coach and mentor in Macon County, every minute counts. Daniels is ...

Michael Thurmond’s book about the ‘father of Georgia’ followed a surprise discovery that the former enslaver was an abolitionist Thursday night, Michael Thurmond held court in the decorous, genteel ...

FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) – Fort Oglethorpe officials announce a new role for the 6th Cavalry Museum, but the plan is still TBD. The Museum was created in 1981 to preserve the story of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 'Muscadines of Oglethorpe have a prominent place in the Tellus Science Museum. A cluster of nearly 250 amethyst crystals dug ...

OGLETHORPE COUNTY, Ga. - A Georgia State Patrol trooper's random act of kindness in Oglethorpe County is being revered on Facebook. Oglethorpe County Emergency Medical Services said Tuesday a Georgia ...

Scenic Suds Car Wash Express announces the grand opening of their new location at 1397 Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. This is Scenic Suds 11th location, and its second in Fort Oglethorpe.

Fort Oglethorpe is rolling out a new municipal logo, part of the city's historic district redevelopment plan. The city has two logos: One for the city that reads "Fort O" in stylized script with the ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments ...