Photo Gallery: Snow in Oglethorpe County

  • Snow covered Mt. Pleasant Community Church provides a picturesque setting in Crawford on Friday. The Athens area received about 1.5 inches of snow on Jan. 10, according to the National Weather Service. The weather forced businesses to close and the cancellation of schools and athletic events throughout the area. (Submitted Photo)
    Snow covered Mt. Pleasant Community Church provides a picturesque setting in Crawford on Friday. The Athens area received about 1.5 inches of snow on Jan. 10, according to the National Weather Service. The weather forced businesses to close and the cancellation of schools and athletic events throughout the area. (Submitted Photo)
  • Whit Wheless, who is 10 years old, and Lakin Wheless, 7, spent part of the day building a snowman, which was about 4 feet tall, at their home in the Lexington/Sandy Cross area, Courtney Wheless wrote. “It was definitely the most snow they have ever had to play in,” she wrote. (Submitted Photo)
    Whit Wheless, who is 10 years old, and Lakin Wheless, 7, spent part of the day building a snowman, which was about 4 feet tall, at their home in the Lexington/Sandy Cross area, Courtney Wheless wrote. “It was definitely the most snow they have ever had to play in,” she wrote. (Submitted Photo)
  • Arrington Clark, who is 13 and lives in Winterville, makes good use of the boogie board that she bought on Tybee Island. With no sled, the boogie board served as an excellent substitute. (Submitted Photo)
    Arrington Clark, who is 13 and lives in Winterville, makes good use of the boogie board that she bought on Tybee Island. With no sled, the boogie board served as an excellent substitute. (Submitted Photo)
  • Deer nose through the snow as they look for grass at Camp Critter Wildlife Rescue in Crawford. Nikki and Marc Hughes run the rescue center, which is on 300 acres in Crawford. (Submitted Photo)
    Deer nose through the snow as they look for grass at Camp Critter Wildlife Rescue in Crawford. Nikki and Marc Hughes run the rescue center, which is on 300 acres in Crawford. (Submitted Photo)
  • Wendy, a 30-year-old paint mare (front) and Thunder, a 16-year-old pinto gelding, don’t seem to be fazed by the snow that fell throughout the county. Tonia Dolph Epps, who owns Making Strides Equestrian on Parkview Road, wrote that they have two more horses that aren’t in the photo. (Submitted Photo)
    Wendy, a 30-year-old paint mare (front) and Thunder, a 16-year-old pinto gelding, don’t seem to be fazed by the snow that fell throughout the county. Tonia Dolph Epps, who owns Making Strides Equestrian on Parkview Road, wrote that they have two more horses that aren’t in the photo. (Submitted Photo)