At just 2 years old, Chandler Jane Dixon is an ace at racing down rows of cotton. Her pure joy is infectious and reminds her father, Garrett, of his childhood on the same Lee County soil.
As Whit and Amanda Lovelady look over peaceful pastures in the shadow of Pope Mountain, it’s hard to believe the livestock-laden farmland was covered in briars, privet and pines a decade ago.
Walking among bushes brimming with blackberries and blueberries, Randy Godwin unintentionally summarized the mission of a tour which brought government officials and agricultural leaders to his Cherokee County farm.