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Mrs. Lynne Walden Radford of Athens is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Andrea Lynne Radford to Brian Keith Johnson, son of Mr.

Robin King, the secretary at the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter in Danielsville holds Whiskers, a grown Himalayan cat.

Story updated at 12:14 AM on Friday, May 30, 2008 An east Athens man and his nephew were arrested Thursday and charged with robbing and murdering an Arnoldsville man and his girlfriend in an Oglethorpe County ...

Otho Tucker was traveling in Europe last July when Lake Oconee Academy's organizers called and said they wanted a school in less than a month.

Oglethorpe County officials are accusing a man of dumping a body two years ago and hiding that fact.

Story updated at 9:36 PM on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 After the turnout of around 2,600 people to Saturday's Athens Farmers Market at Bishop Park, clearly there's some real interest in locally grown food.

The Athens Korean Presbyterian Church, which has served Koreans and Korean-Americans in Athens since 1983, dedicated its new church building May 4. The church started with a few Christian Korean University of ... via Athens Banner-Herald

U R going to be in trouble if you send threatening electronic messages in school or carry an online dispute into the classroom in Oconee County. via Athens Banner-Herald

“I think everybody agrees that the building is a valuable asset for the county”

The stone and steel building is no Alcatraz, but Oglethorpe County leaders soon may open up the old jail to curious visitors. via Athens Banner-Herald

“The longer she's in that condition, the worse it becomes.”

Teaching assistant comes through in emergency Kayla Bass plays with toy cars while paraprofessional Carol Slay, a former nurse, looks on Wednesday at Oglethorpe County Primary School. via Athens Banner-Herald

New dragon feature WOWs kids at eastside playground The attraction isn't officially open, but try telling that to the dozens of children who already are tramping up and down the back of the slain dragon at ... via Athens Banner-Herald

“He's pretty broken up from the waist down, which we realized”

Story updated at 11:57 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 An Elberton man survived a 90-foot fall into an Oglethorpe County granite quarry with multiple fractures from the hips down, a county emergency management ... via Athens Banner-Herald

“Me and Melissa, we went back and forth with (the decision to serve) several times, and we're looking at the greater, long-term goal.”

A warm reception for Oglethorpe Guardsman on break from Iraq Staff Sgt. Joe Armistead reunites with his daughter, Ashley, at a "Dad's Day" celebration Friday at Oglethorpe Primary School. via Athens Banner-Herald

“We're going to have our own little ecosystem growing here”

Creating an environment for learning at Oglethorpe school From left, Anna Conti, Eleanor Downs, Zach Noah, Joe Conti and Billy Decker start digging a pond Wednesday at Oglethorpe County High School. via Athens Banner-Herald

“We take every issue with children's safety very, very serious”

Oglethorpe County Investigator Steve Jones speaks to Oglethorpe Middle School students in the gymnasium Wednesday about the recent bomb threats made at the school. via Athens Banner-Herald

LEXINGTON, Ga. - Three Oglethorpe County Middle School students were detained today for questioning in an alleged threat to blow up the school. via WLTX-TV Columbia

An employee at a sugar refinery that exploded last month has filed a lawsuit in state court against a company that was hired to clean dust at the plant outside Savannah. via Augusta Chronicle Online

Story updated at 11:17 PM on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Authorities evacuated Oglethorpe County High School and Oglethorpe County Middle School on Wednesday morning in response to a bomb threat left in a rest ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Rebecca Jones led the Lady Bulldogs with two goals and Lauren Stewart had two assists in Hart County's 4-0 win over Lakeview Academy on Wednesday. via Athens Banner-Herald

LEXINGTON, Ga. -- An Oglethorpe County judge has denied bail for a young woman accused of leaving her newborn son to die and then burying him in the backyard. via WLTX-TV Columbia