James Oglethorpe-Father of Georgia:
A Founders Journey from Slave Trader
to Abolitionist
In Celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary, the City of Lexington in Oglethorpe County, presents author Michael L. Thurmond, who will speak about his recent book:
James Oglethorpe-Father of Georgia: A Founders Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist
Date/time: Saturday, November 7th at 3:00 pm
Place: Lexington Beth-Salem Church Building, 140 East Church Street, Lexington, GA 30648
Admission: Suggested $10 donation to support preservation efforts for the Historic Beth-Salem Church Building.
After the program, join us for a book-signing reception at the Old Presbyterian Manse, 211 East Church Street.
Before the event, join us at 2:00 pm for a ceremonial tree planting commemorating America’s 250th Anniversary.
Sponsored by: The Lexington Historic Properties Oversight Committee
CodeRED Alerts
While we are carefully and strategically working to implement new measures centered to provide emergency preparedness notifications to those within the City of Lexington, we encourage our residents, local business owners and visitors to subscribe to the CodeRED alert program currently in place through the Oglethorpe County Sheriffs Office. As stated in the information linked, “CodeRED can reach thousands in minutes, ensuring inclement weather advisories, missing persons alerts,evacuation notices and more are quickly shared.”
As we continue our endeavors to explore options for bolstering deployment of emergency preparedness notifications, including potential improvements to our current weather alert siren and opportunities to engage in technology based systems, this valuable resource encompassing all of Oglethorpe County will help provide information with a broader impact. We are looking forward to continuing our efforts for more locally based and centralized options.
To learn more about the OCSO implementation of the codeRED system, please visit: https://oglethorpesheriff.org/
