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SARAH OWENS/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Aiden Gabriel, 16, bags groceries at B&T’s Food Fresh Market during his shift as a bagger on Sept. 23. He found a wallet in a shopping cart last month and returned it to the store office, so the owner could claim it.

SARAH OWENS/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Aiden Gabriel, 16, bags groceries at B&T’s Food Fresh Market during his shift as a bagger on Sept. 23. He found a wallet in a shopping cart last month and returned it to the store office, so the owner could claim it.

Bagger's good deed is noticed at B&T's

Sarah Owens
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
When Aiden Gabriel came across a wallet sitting in a shopping cart while working at B&T’s Food Fresh Market on Sept. 16, he didn’t think much about what he did next.
Victor Ross works repairing the keyboard on a school laptop during his internship in the Oglethorpe County High School's IT department after school on Feb. 12, 2026. He usually works during his seventh period, and this internship has helped him see himself in a computer science-related career. (Photo/Eva Saraf)

Victor Ross works repairing the keyboard on a school laptop during his internship in the Oglethorpe County High School's IT department after school on Feb. 12, 2026. He usually works during his seventh period, and this internship has helped him see himself in a computer science-related career. (Photo/Eva Saraf)

Steps in the right direction

Eva Saraf
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Even as a junior, Victor Ross said he knows exactly where he is headed. The Oglethorpe County High School work-based learning program gave him that clarity.  “This has made me relook at some of the hardware aspects of computers instead of just straight programming and computer science,” Ross said.
Eggs are few and far between at B&T's Food Fresh Market, where a sign in the egg section reads “Due to a national egg shortage, costs have continued to rise. We continue to provide egg products at the best possible value.” (Photo/Jesse Wood)

Eggs are few and far between at B&T's Food Fresh Market, where a sign in the egg section reads “Due to a national egg shortage, costs have continued to rise. We continue to provide egg products at the best possible value.” (Photo/Jesse Wood)

Egg prices hit hard in county

Jesse Wood
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The egg section in B&T’s Food Fresh Market in Lexington sits nearly empty this week.Manager Tammy Watkins has found the egg shortage and the rising prices of eggs to be “frustrating.”