Tuesday Nov 24 | Griffin Daily News
Blind runner at Gordon modest about achievements
John Robert McKay has been legally blind since he was 2 years old. Back then, fluid had built up in his brain and was unable to circulate due to a shut vault.
Speakers to address conflict diamonds
Two recent University of Georgia graduates will lecture on African conflict diamonds at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Oglethorpe County Library, 858 Athens Road, Lexington.
Nelson: High parking rates would hurt business
Raising parking rates for metered spaces in downtown Athens - even after a stronger economy returns several years from now - to $2 or $2.50 an hour sounds like an odious plan by Athens-Clarke officials.
Vote set on Oglethorpe animal control
Oglethorpe County is a vote away from finally getting an animal control ordinance and an official to enforce the local law.
Equine ed program planned next month
Crossroads Veterinary Services of Lexington will host an equine educational seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.
Counties talk animal control after attacks
Madison County Code Enforcement Officer Jack Huff kneels outside of a Colbert home where he served an animal complaint recently.
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Athens locally grown food advocate Eric Wagoner has an appointment with representatives from the state Department of Agriculture on Monday.
Three killed in wreck in Oglethorpe County
U.S. Highway 78 was closed for 10 hours today after three people in a pickup were killed shortly before dawn.
Governor rewards Oglethorpe for boosting SAT scores
Gov. Sonny Perdue is greeted by Oglethorpe County High School cheerleaders Tuesday morning during his visit to the school to present the Governor's Cup for the school's performance on the SAT.
Lexington vet offers low-cost pet help
Veterinarian Nicole Ferguson of Crossroads Veterinary Services, 210 W. Main St. in Lexington, has started a "Shelter Days Health Program" on Wednesdays to provide low-cost pet sterilizations and other vet services.
Grant puts old Crawford depot on track for renovation
The rail depot that spurred the growth of a town soon will get a facelift and return it to its original design.
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Lexington veterinarian Nicole Ferguson has grown tired of the apathetic attitude many Oglethorpe County citizens have toward roaming dogs, she said.
Oglethorpe residents push for animal control
Lexington veterinarian Nicole Ferguson has grown tired of the apathetic attitude many Oglethorpe County citizens have toward roaming dogs, she said.
A look back at the top stories of the week in the Athens Banner-Herald and OnlineAthens.com . ► On Sunday ... Oglethorpe woman was mauled by dogs - Authorities identified a Lexington couple found dead outside their home as 65-year-old Sherry Allen Schweder, a librarian at the University of Georgia and her husband, Lothar Karl Schweder, 77, a ...
Couple's pets assessed for adoption
Foxy Gretchen, Lizzy and Noelle stand in their run Wednesday at the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter.
Second man in a week killed on Lexington
For the second time in less than a week, a man was killed early this morning while trying to cross Lexington Road, according to information released today by Athens-Clarke police.
No charges after deadly dog attacks
The Oglethorpe County man who fed the pack of dogs that mauled and killed Lothar and Sherry Schweder near their home northeast of Lexington last week will not face criminal charges, authorities said Friday.
Details emerge on dog attack deaths
The dogs that authorities say killed a University of Georgia librarian and her elderly husband Friday night were euthanized Tuesday at the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter by court order.
Autopsy: Dogs killed Oglethorpe couple
The mauling deaths of a retired UGA professor and his wife, a longtime librarian at the university, are almost as mysterious as they are tragic.