The Lexington GA Downtown Development Authority hosted a tree planting event by the post office in Lexington, GA on February 18, 2023. The event served as a way to make the community more eco-friendly as well as give townspeople an opportunity to come together for a larger cause.
Forester Lea Clark (from left), Lexington Mayor Craig Snow and Ralph Maxwell stand at the spot of the soon-to-be planted red oak by the Lexington Post Office on Saturday. The tree was planted to honor Maxwell, the former publisher of The Oglethorpe Echo. (SOPHIE MCLEOD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
A tree planting in Lexington not only honored the arrival of a new tree, but served as an opportunity for Lexington residents to celebrate one man’s deep roots in a small town.
