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6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, August 17,2022
Harbor Freight Tools opens new store in Dahlonega
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
National hardware store
Harbor Freight Tools has
officially opened a new
store in Dahlonega, offer
ing a full selection of
tools and equipment to
North Georgia shoppers.
According to a press
release by Harbor
Freight, the new store is
located at 406 E Main
Street in Dahlonega and
offers a full range of tools
and equipment to the
North Georgia communi
ty.
“Over 40 million cus
tomers, from professional
contractors and techni
cians to homeowners and
hobbyists, come to
Harbor Freight to find the
tools and equipment they
need to get the job done,”
the release said. “The
company has assembled a
world-class team of engi
neers and experts in all
tool categories to ensure
that its tools meet or
exceed industry standards
and deliver unsurpassed
value.”
The new store will
stock a full selection of
tools and equipment in
several different catego
ries, including automo
tive, air and power tools,
storage, outdoor power
equipment, generators,
welding supplies, shop
equipment, hand tools
and more. According to
the release, the smaller
size of Harbor Freight
stores make them easier
for shoppers to navigate
than the larger home cen
ters.
The new store is the
46th location of Harbor
Freight Tools in the state
of Georgia. The company
hires locally, so it has
brought between 25 to 30
new jobs to the North
Georgia community.
According to the
release, Harbor Freight is
“committed to being the
best place to work in any
industry.” In 2021, the
company was recognized
by Forbes Magazine as
one of the top 20 large
employers in all of retail,
one of the top employers
in terms of diversity, one
of the top employers for
women and one of the top
employers for veterans.
“Our team is ready to
serve and deliver value to
customers in Dahlonega
and all of Lumpkin
County,” store manager
Michael Bradbury said in
the release. “At Harbor
Freight, we recognize that
now, more than ever, our
customers depend on us
for the tools they need to
get the job done at an
affordable price.”
Harbor Freight Tools is
open seven days a week
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through
Saturday and from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on Sundays. For
more information about
Harbor Freight, go to har-
borfreight.com.
Dawson County Chamber of Commerce
names Grigsby as membership director
By staff reports
The Dawson County Chamber
of Commerce’s new membership
director is also a familiar face.
Jessica Grigsby has been pro
moted to the position effective
Aug. 15, according to a chamber
press release. She previously
served as the organization’s
Events Coordinator.
Grigsby lives in Dawson County with
her husband, Andrew, and daughters
Madi and Kaylee. Before joining the
chamber in early 2021, she worked at
BB&T in Dawsonville for many years.
In Grigsby’s free time, she can be
Grigsby
Grahams prayer march will
follow me rest of my days
The old man shuffled
along the sidewalk, his
work boots dusty with a
hint of red mud clinging
to one heel. From the
pocket of well-worn over
alls, he pulled a red ban
dana and wiped his nose.
In the orange-colored
dusk of the evening, he
turned his weary blue eyes
to gaze at the street lights
and, for a moment, he
studied on what he saw.
Concern sat heavy on the
gray brow from which, no
doubt, many drops of
sweat had dropped in the
heat of many a hard day’s
farming.
I stopped in my steps
and watched him for a
moment, my heart instant
ly touched by the sight of
an 80-year-old farmer in a
land foreign to all familiar
to him.
In all the days, weeks,
months - and once an
entire year - that I have
spent in Washington,
D.C., I had never seen a
man in overalls and a
plaid cotton shirt outside a
fancy restaurant in the
shadows cast by towering
federal buildings and the
U.S. Capitol.
His concentration was
interrupted by another
man in overalls, accompa
nied by several younger
men in jeans, work shirts
and baseball caps that var
ied in lettering from John
Deere to Tennessee
Volunteers. They were
conferring on dinner and
decided that they would
eat in that fancy restaurant
with the rich dark wood
and red leather booths.
I approached them for I
had to know if what I
thought was true.
“Excuse me,” I said.
They turned to me and
two of them pulled off
their hats. “Are y’all here
for the prayer march?”
A man, somewhere in
his early 40s, said, “Yes
ma’am. We drove up from
East Tennessee.”
The elderly man said
quietly, “This here’s the
first time I ever seen
Washington. I mostly just
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farm but the good Lord
sent me here to pray. This
country needs prayer and
I’m a’gonna do my part.”
My eyes glistened. “The
prayers of the righteous
availeth much.”
The scripture quoted
from the King James
Bible united us immedi
ately and we began to talk.
It was late September,
2020. Rev. Franklin
Graham had beckoned all
who would answer the
call to join him and other
preachers to pray over our
nation in a march that
would start at the Lincoln
Memorial and stop at sev
eral places including the
World War II monuments,
eventually ending at the
U.S. Capitol building.
It wasn’t my idea to go.
Personally, I was ‘agin’ it
as my people say but the
good Lord had awakened
me one night. I had fallen
asleep with the television
on. Tink was out of town,
filming. At 3 a.m. I fum
bled to find the remote but
heard Rev. Graham say, “I
want YOU to join me in
Washington, DC as we
ask God Almighty to pre
serve our great nation.”
In that moment, I knew
I was called. There was no
doubt that I had to go. I
tried to bargain with God.
I told him that I’d stay
home and pray. I’d even
fast for the day but repeat
edly, the Spirit said “Go.”
Glumly - and let’s be
frank here because it was
not with a joyous spirit -1
texted my friend, Stevie.
“I’m going to the prayer
march.”
Moments later, “I’ll go
with you.”
What a blessing it was.
Tractors rolled down the
streets with signs that
said, “Help us, Jesus.”
Young couples pushed
strollers and college stu-
Erica Jones Dawson County News
Harbor Freight Tools has opened its newest store in Dahlonega, offering a
large selection of equipment and tools to the North Georgia area.
found volunteering at her church,
spending time with family and
friends, or watching any sport her
husband is coaching at that time.
“Jessica has done such an
amazing job in her current role.
She enjoys working with the
members the most, so it is a natu
ral fit for her,” Dawson County
Chamber President Mandy Power
said. “Jessica has a passion for helping
people and making a difference in our
community. She will bring great enthusi
asm to this position.”
To contact Grigsby, you may email her
at J.Grigsby@dawson.org or call the
Chamber at (706) 265-6278.
dents moved in large
groups.
Over 100,000 people,
from the cradle to the near
calling of the grave,
poured into the Capitol
City. They bowed their
heads and fell on bended
knees. A woman with a
heavy African accent
wrapped her arms around
friends and called out,
“Sweet, precious Jesus,
heal our land. We need
you!” I stopped to listen to
her powerful plea as tears
coursed down her ebony
cheeks.
I was grateful that I
answered the calling to
go. It is a blessing that
will follow me for my
years that remain.
Ronda Rich is the best-sell
ing author of What
Southern Women Know
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