🌱 What’s next for Fort Oglethorpe’s crumbling century-old hospital?
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In today's newsletter:
- What’s next for Fort Oglethorpe’s crumbling century-old hospital?
- How did your favorite Fort Oglethorpe restaurants score on inspections?
Also on today's calendar: Post Exchange Craft Show.
Today's riddle: What did the mommy tomato say to the baby tomato? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
- Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Future unknown for century-old Fort Oglethorpe hospital (local3news.com) — A long-vacant, century-old hospital in Fort Oglethorpe is drawing fresh debate as county leaders quietly begin marketing the deteriorating but historic property for eventual sale. Local preservation advocates are urging residents to speak up to save the landmark, which once served soldiers and the wider Northwest Georgia community and now sits empty under Catoosa County’s control. 
• No sanitizer, improper temperatures: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending June 23, 2026 (timesfreepress.com) — If you eat out around Battlefield Parkway, two Fort Oglethorpe spots just had health inspections, with Golden Corral scoring a 91 and Starbucks earning a perfect 100. The weekly report also lists dozens of other Chattanooga- and North Georgia-area restaurants, camps, and caterers with their latest scores and key violations.
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July Fort Oglethorpe Distribution →
Vet Vaccinations Clinic at Tractor Supply Co., 1785 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe
6:45 pm
Friday July 10
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Post Exchange Craft Show →
2978 Lafayette Rd, Fort Oglethorpe
10:00 am
Saturday July 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Weight room - Softball/volleyball
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
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Off the Rails →
Burr Performing Arts Park, 101 S Hamilton St, Dalton
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Open Gate Day- Saturday, June 27th →
Lula Lake Land Trust, 5000 Lula Lake Rd, Lookout Mountain
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Chickapalooza Art Festival 2026 →
Gordon Lee Mansion, 217 Cove Rd, Chickamauga
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Disciple of The Garden →
Gordon Lee Mansion, 217 Cove Rd, Chickamauga
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Open Gate Day- Sunday, June 28th →
Lula Lake Land Trust, 5000 Lula Lake Rd, Lookout Mountain
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Stretchband Workout With Nancy - Adults
Northwest Georgia Regional Library System Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library, 100 N Park Avenue, Calhoun, GA, 30701, United States
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K-2nd Grade Tutoring -- Kids
Northwest Georgia Regional Library System Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library, 706 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd, Chatsworth, GA, 30705, United States
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Board Games & Cards -- Adults
Northwest Georgia Regional Library System Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library, 100 N Park Avenue, Calhoun, GA, 30701, United States
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Leads Group - LaFayette →
LaFayette-Walker County Public Library, 305 S Duke St, LaFayette
12:00 pm
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Saturday June 27
Sunday June 28
Wednesday July 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Murphy USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Fort Oglethorpe. Apply here.
- Buff City Soap Franchise posted a job opening for Soap Maker / Retail Associate Part Time in Fort Oglethorpe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Oglethorpe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rossville
- After more than a century, unsafe section of Rossville's Peerless Mill to be demolished (newschannel9.com)
- Former Metropolitan Opera Singer Encourages Chattanooga Seniors To Audition For Morning Pointe Foundation's Seniors Got Talent (chattanoogan.com)
- UPDATE: Storm damage reported throughout the Tennessee Valley (local3news.com)
Chickamauga
- UPDATE: Chickamauga awarded $4M grant to remove contaminants at Crystal Springs mill site (local3news.com)
- Trees from Monday's storms damage homes in Chickamauga, Chattanooga: Family displaced (foxchattanooga.com)
- This Week's Search For The Best Tacos In Town Takes Us To Los Potros (chattanoogapulse.com)
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