Tag: farm
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Mr. Thomas Wray Jr.
Mr. Thomas Wray, Jr., age 92, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021. Thomas was born August 21, 1929 in Cedartown, Georgia to the late Thomas D. Wray, Sr. and the late Mamie Dingler Wray. He was the last founding member of the Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department. Thomas moved to Lime Branch Road…
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Discover Georgia Agriculture with GFB Farm Passport
Note: The following item was provided by Georgia Farm Bureau. – KtE MACON, Ga. – Looking for more adventure in your life? Discovery is made simple with the 2021 Farm Passport. For the third year, Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) is offering its farm passport to help you discover where your food comes from and the…
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Scott Dodson asked permission from the Polk County Commission to operate a farm winery on Bollen Road. Permits approved for new farm winery, multiuse building plans
A Bollen Road farm operation will soon get additional use and will be another potential tourism draw to Polk County with approval of a winery operation and tasting room that Scott Dodson is soon to start construction on in 2021 and beyond. Dodson and family sought permission from the County Commission first for a permit…
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Commission votes to waive farm wineries fees to encourage local grape growing
Among the items that were up for a decision during the County Commission’s September session was a question over whether to waive a fee established in a local ordinance that is hoped will encourage local farmers to diversify and plant a vineyard on their property in order to produce a Polk County vintage in years…