Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, center, recently signed a proclamation for the celebration of Georgia Day, the 284th anniversary of the founding of the Georgia Colony by Gen. James Oglethorpe, on Feb. 12, 2017. With him are Paula Neely of Moultrie, left, the Georgia Day state chairman of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and State Regent Joyce Patton of the DAR’s Atlanta Chapter.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, center, recently signed a proclamation for the celebration of Georgia Day, the 284th anniversary of the founding of the Georgia Colony by Gen. James Oglethorpe, on Feb. 12, 2017.

With him are Paula Neely of Moultrie, left, the Georgia Day state chairman of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and State Regent Joyce Patton of the DAR’s Atlanta Chapter.