Holiday

Santa listens as a child tells him what she wants for Christmas at the annual Christmas Marketplace in Crawford last weekend. Santa (Jim Anderson) travels to Oglethorpe County to appear as Santa Claus during the holiday season. Jordan Long/The Oglethorpe Echo

Santa listens as a child tells him what she wants for Christmas at the annual Christmas Marketplace in Crawford last weekend. Santa (Jim Anderson) travels to Oglethorpe County to appear as Santa Claus during the holiday season. Jordan Long/The Oglethorpe Echo

Christmas Marketplace kicks off holiday season

Jordan Long
Monday, November 27, 2023
The twinkle of fairy lights and the laughter of families and friends filled Crawford Depot this past weekend as the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Christmas Marketplace.
Wayne Loggans is selling pumpkins at his Crawford home every weekday and Saturday until he sells out. Miniature pumpkins, pictured here, are handed out to kids who stop by. (Photo/Ashley Balsavias)

Wayne Loggans is selling pumpkins at his Crawford home every weekday and Saturday until he sells out. Miniature pumpkins, pictured here, are handed out to kids who stop by. (Photo/Ashley Balsavias)

Crawford Halloween display aims for smiles, not scares

Ashley Balsavias
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Wayne Loggans has decked out his Crawford yard with Halloween inflatables for nearly a decade and adds more every year, but this is the first year he is selling pumpkins.    His property at 496 North St. is populated with 23 Halloween inflatables, which Loggans set up himself.