The county’s storyteller: How Lena Wise became central to history
“The Story of Oglethorpe County” is available to purchase at the Rowdy Rooster in Lexington and available for in-library use only at the Oglethorpe County Library.
Lena Smith Wise is pictured in her book, “The Story of Oglethorpe County.” Wise began her teaching career at Crawford High School and was later principal of Oglethorpe County Elementary School, spending most of her 42 years in education serving Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Scott Thaxton)
The Lena Wise Community Center in Crawford, which celebrates its sixth anniversary this year, offers free high school equivalency classes as preparation for the GED.
