‘It barely rained at all’: June hotter and drier than normal

  • The dry conditions have contributed to several field fires in May and June, including this one in Smithonia. (Submitted Photo)
    The dry conditions have contributed to several field fires in May and June, including this one in Smithonia. (Submitted Photo)
  • Units from several fire departments responded to a fire in a hay field in Smithonia on May 19. (Submitted Photo)
    Units from several fire departments responded to a fire in a hay field in Smithonia on May 19. (Submitted Photo)
  • (Graphic/Lilly Kersh)
    (Graphic/Lilly Kersh)
Oglethorpe County farmers have struggled to plant crops, feed livestock and water their fields because of the blazing heat and lack of rain throughout June.    From June 13-26, the area…

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