By Crystal Owens, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. May 12--LEXINGTON -- Oglethorpe County has given the owners of 79 acres on Dawson Road until June 9 to accept its offer to buy the land before it starts condemnation proceedings for the property needed to expand the Athens-Clarke Landfill.

By Lee Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Nov. 7--LEXINGTON -- Oglethorpe County will get a new middle school, the county's voters decided Tuesday.

CRAWFORD, Ga. - Georgia's drought has set neighbor against neighbor in Oglethorpe County, where a creek that flows from a man- made lake has nearly dried up - and authorities say it could foreshadow similar disputes across the state.

By Lee Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Sep. 18--CRAWFORD-Georgia's long drought has set neighbor against neighbor in Oglethorpe County, where a creek that flows from man-made Lake Oglethorpe has almost entirely dried up with no water spilling from the lake.

By Blake Aued, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. May 13--One day, it could be possible to live in Lexington and work in Winder without owning a car.