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CRAWFORDVILLE, GA 30631 TALIAFERRO COUNTY, APRIL 26, 2024
NUMBER 17
Taliferro County Historical
Society Meeting notice
Did you know that our courthouse building isn’t Taliaferro
County’s original one? Kendall Richards will tell the story of how the
old became new back in the early 20th century.
Join us at the Senior Center on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 pm for
Mrs. Richards’ interesting presentation. Refreshments are served
at the conclusion of the meeting.
Statewide Bible Reading
The Statewide Bible Reading
is coming up in about 3 months.
In an houror less the entire Bible
will be read across the state of
Georgia. On July 14 at 7:14AM,
Taliaferro County will read Mark
13-Luke 1 on the courthouse
steps.
Every county in the state
of Georgia (159) will gather at
each courthouse and read a
short passage from the Bible.
The basis for this reading is
taken from 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If
my people, who are called by my
name, will humble themselves,
and pray and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways,
them I will hear from Heaven,
and forgive their sin and heal
their land.”
The verse is also the reason
the Bible reading is held on July
14 at 7:14AM
If you would like to
participate, please call, text or
email at ladychip129@yahoo.
com or 706-338-6216. If you
are talented musically, please
let me know. If you are willing
to read a short segment or pray,
I’d like to hear from you. If you
don’t think you can participate
in those ways, please come the
morning of July 14 to support
this effort and to glorify God and
to praise His name.
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Georgia
Farm Bureau & Georgia EMC donate ag
books to Taliaferro County Library
Taliaferro Co. Farm Bureau Office Manager Melanie Finney,
recently presented a copy of the children’s ag book “My Grandpa,
My Tree and Me” to Ashley Wright of the Taliaferro County Library.
The Georgia Foundation
for Agriculture, Georgia Farm
Bureau and Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation (EMC)
are jointly promoting agricultural
literacy by donating copies of the
children’s book “My Grandpa,
My Tree and Me” to nearly 400
libraries in the Georgia Public
Library Service (GPLS).
The Georgia Foundation for
Agriculture (GFA) and Georgia
EMC have given each county
Farm Bureau in Georgia enough
books for every public library in
the county. Taliaferro County
Farm Bureau recently delivered
a copy of the book to the
Taliaferro County Library.
“My Grandpa, My Tree and
Me,” written by Roxanne Troup
and illustrated by Kendra
Binney, tells the story of a
grandfather planting a pecan
tree for his granddaughter on
the day she was born. As the
tree and the little girl grow, the
grandfather teaches her how
to care for the tree year-round
to have a bountiful harvest of
nuts in the fall. The American
Farm Bureau Foundation for
Agriculture selected the book as
its 2024 Book of the Year for its
accurate and positive portrayal
of agriculture.
The GFA is thrilled to partner
with Georgia EMC and Georgia
Farm Bureau to donate the
book. The GFA began donating
accurate books about agriculture
to each public library in Georgia
in 2016. Georgia EMC joined
the foundation as a sponsor of
this endeavor in 2018.
Liberty Farms Livestock, LLC
debut on The Farm Monitor
Sharon Shenanigans April 26
The Farm Monitor is where
you can turn each week to learn
about the food you eat and the
farmers who grow it. It’s the only
news and information television
program dedicated to Georgia’s
#1 industry — agriculture. In
addition to their YouTube
channel, the Farm Monitor airs
on about two dozen television
stations around Georgia. Check
your local listings for the most
up-to-date airtimes.
The Farm Monitor recently
visited the Crawfordville area
and Liberty Farms Livestock,
LLC, owned and operated by
Tucker and Emily West.
As for the future, West says
they want to continue to see
their operation grow, one that
is sustainable for them and
the family they’re currently
expanding, all while also still
striving for that great quality
product that speaks for itself.
“The most important thing for
us now that we’re expecting our
first child in July is making this
operation generational. How
can we continue to grow and
make it profitable off the land
that we have to where my kids
can come back and still do what
we do here, whether it’s sheep,
cows, the chicken houses,
whatever the case may be;
having an operation where they
can come back and still continue
this generational farm, that’s
probably the most important.
Second is quality; at the end of
the day, business is great and
volume is great, but I want to
make sure that we’re putting
out the best quality product
that we possibly can and that
chefs, individuals, customers
at restaurants, or people at the
farmer’s market or at the retail
locations, when they buy our
product, that is the best piece
of lamb meat they’ve ever had,”
says West.
John Holcomb, reporter
for The Farm Monitor shows
how this one family has
seamlessly blended passion
and purpose, transforming their
sheep business into a thriving
enterprise, marked by significant
growth and success in recent
years. As John Holcomb reports,
their unwavering commitment to
producing top-quality products
has been the cornerstone of
their achievements.
Be sure to check out their
story on The Farm Monitor
This is the Big Week! The 11th
Annual Sharon Shenanigans is
this Saturday.
The committee, Jane Kuehn,
chairman, Renee Brown,
Sharon Carruthers, Donna
Taylor, Thomas Macfie, Buddy
Patterson, and Paula Atchison,
are excited to present the 11th
Annual event. We even did a
Covid version.
First, don’t forget to come to
the pre-Shenanigans dinner the
night before the big event.
Desserts and drinks will be
provided the evening of April
26 at the Sharon/Raytown
Community House. Bring a dish
to share with others. Dinner will
be at 6PM.
Then the big day-
There will be entertainment
all day long-The New Apostles
will start off at 11AM; Shaky
Rock, Camy Garrard and Dave
Donehoo and his Appalachian
group will all perform.
Face painting for the kiddos
will be on tap. Morgana has lots
of colors and ideas for everyone.
Don’t forget to buy tickets
for the 50/50 raffle. Sharon
Shenanigans keeps half and the
other half will be drawn for at
3PM the day of the event. One
year the winner’s half was over
$800. It only takes one ticket to
win!!
Thomas Macfie and Buddy
Patterson will have plants.
Buddy propagates his own
and they are inexpensive, very
healthy and beautiful. Thomas
will have vegetable plants-
tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,
etc. Buddy will also have his
SS tees and Sprecher root beer,
cream soda and cherry cola.
Rose will have her beautiful
embroidered items and Classic
South Quilt Guild will have a
variety of items made by its
members. Quilts of Valor will be
displayed here.
Vanessa Bowman will have
specialty coffees and teas.
David Foot and Verle
Schneider will have
woodworking items-some
turned.
Daniel Stewart and Everett
Price make metal art but in such
different forms and manners.
Julie McGahee will have
goat milk soap, birdhouses and
various other items.
Lyda Eubanks will have
jewelry.
Coach Harris will be there
with Shave Ice again-always a
favorite.
Johnny Grimes will bring his
handmade yard furniture.
Perla Cervantes will have a
taco booth again this year. It
was really popular last year.
Shay Wease will bring
cozies for the microwave, cedar
birdhouses and ribbon for bows.
There will be a few booths with
information and evangelism
material.
Andrea Williams has
handmade beauty items and
her husband, Franklin, will offer
all kinds of delicious food-BBQ,
sausage dogs, chips and drinks.
St Paul Baptist Church will
serve hotdogs and hamburgers.
Hopefully, there will be a
funnel cake vendor.
The Taliaferro County
Historical Society will have its
baked goods for sale again.
This is their biggest fundraiser
for the year. Come help them
Milestone
Testing Dates
8th grade - Social Studies
April 29
3rd-8th grade - Math
April 31 - May 1
5th grade - Science
May 2
Make-up days
May 2 & 3
EOC for grades 9th and 11th
will also take place April 23 -
May 2
out.
The Sheriff’s Department
and Fire Department will be on
hand if needed and to handout
information and answer
questions.
Delicious fresh produce will
be sold by Avanell Peters/A&B
Fresh Market.
Buddy Patterson will again
have the scavenger hunt for the
children. There are some fun
prizes to be won.
Lemonade is a favorite and
Deputy Benjamin will have it
there for you.
Hopefully the weather will be
excellent the day of SS. If not,
we will proceed, but inside the
community house. This is a rain
or shine event and there will be
no refunds.
Find an application online
at sharonshenanigans.com
under vendor info, then vendor
application.
We look forward to seeing
you there.
Coming soon-Family Skate
Night.
No date has been set yet,
but soon there will be an
announcement about a Family
Skate Night at the Old Gym in
Crawfordville. You will need to
bring your own skates so order
them very soon.
This event will be hosted
by Sheriff Tia McWilliams,
Commission Chairman,
Shawanco Alexander, and
Crawfordville Mayor Pat
Stewart.
Be on the lookout for the date
and time.
Dr. Billy Coplean tends to his garden with
County for over 50 years
and owns the family farm
on Hwy 44.
He enjoys working with
mules in his garden and
using them for wagon
trains. His top mule is
named Julie.
If you’re headed to the
lake down Highway 44,
look for Dr. Copelan and
his team.
his mules leading the way
Dr. Billy Copelan
practiced veterinarian
medicine in Greene
Skate Night
