Woodall Weekend Workshop
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High School Student Attributes Her Success to Family, Church Community
A classmate once told A’Nasia Monford about an online article that identified a negative trend between people with apostrophes in their names and their ability to get jobs. Personally, I love my apostrophe. I feel like my apostrophe makes me unique,” said Monford. Monford, a 17-year-old junior at Greene County…
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The Dairy Decline: A Small-Town Vet’s Experience
Robert H. Durham Jr., a 59-year-old veterinarian at Durham Veterinary Clinic, might as well have milk in his blood. For three generations, the Durham family has looked after the cows of Greensboro, Georgia. But as the nation’s dairy industry enters its fourth-year of declining milk prices, farm work has begun…
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From Banker to Brewer: UGA Graduate Opens His Own Brewery
Located on the edge of Downtown Greensboro, Georgia, Oconee Brewing Company has been open since May 2017. The brewery is owned by Taylor Lamm, a master brewer and University of Georgia graduate. Taylor Lamm grew up in Augusta, Georgia with his mother, father, and two sisters. After working as a…
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Inn Owner, Gloria Slaughter, Takes on Head Chef Role at Richard’s Wine Bar
GREENSBORO, Ga. — Gloria Slaughter, owner of the Washington Grass Inn, took over the role of head chef at Richard’s Wine Bar in January of this year. Slaughter has completely changed the menu, such as taking popular items off. “It’s all food I’m familiar with and food I know how…
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Richard Curtis Maintains His Family’s Legacy in Greensboro, Georgia
Richard Curtis is his family’s historian and is the manager of the Curtis family land partnership. He is the middle son of three brothers. His family moved in 1948 to Wrayswood, an old plantation home in Greensboro, Georgia. He was 4-years-old at the time. The plantation was named for the…
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Stitching for Glory of God at Saint Nicholas Episcopal Church
Needlework enthusiasts gathered on February 27, 2016 to work on stitching canvases for God’s glory. All are welcomed to join this two-year long project to be a part of this creative journey to show the work of God. By TJ Yi
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Mother Daughter Duo Show Discipline, Joy of Dressage
Marjolein Geven, 44, is a dressage horse trainer from Eindhoven, Netherlands. She works at Poplar Place Farm to train horses in dressage competition for clients. After competing as a child, she now enjoys coaching her 8-year-old daughter, Tessa, who has an equestrian spirit like her mother. By Ansley Walker
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Satisfying the Soul and Stomach
By Henry Taylor
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Begin Again Farms Serves Community, Saves Horses
Rhonda Jackson of Harris County, Georgia, started Begin Again Farms nearly 20 years ago. The farm works to rescue horses who have been victims of abuse, starvation, are suffering from illnesses and injuries as well as offers them a place to retire, and works to rehab them for adoption to…
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Roosevelt Stables Values People as Much as Horses
Keith Flory of Roosevelt Riding Stables L.L.C. explains why people are the reason he is able to do his job everyday and how he can keep the stables going. Supported by his family and friends who volunteer, Roosevelt Riding Stables is truly a family affair. By Eva-Claire Schwartz