Mississippi’s Cecil Johnson Remembered Fondly Cecil D. Johnson, former executive director of Mississippi Loggers Assn. (MLA), died at his home November 8, 2025, at the age of 77. Johnson is remembered as a man who lived out his faith and...
Hampton Lumber Breaks Ground On South Carolina Sawmill In early November Hampton Lumber officials welcomed South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and other dignitaries for a groundbreaking ceremony at Hampton’s new sawmill in Allendale County, SC....
Hood Container Announces $118.9 Million Project At La. Paper Mill Hood Container Corp., a family-owned packaging and paper company, has announced it will invest $118.9 million to modernize its legacy paper mill in West Feliciana Parish, La.,...
Weyco Buys Land In NC, Virginia From Roseburg Weyerhaeuser Co. is acquiring 117,000 acres in North Carolina and Virginia from Roanoke Timberlands LLC, a subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products, for $375 million. Composed of mature, highly...
Richard Barge Thrived With Timberlands Charles Richard Barge, better known as Richard, a longtime leader and innovator in timberlands management and who helped to build a modern sawmill in the late 1980s, and who was highly honored by the...
Mississippi Loggers Assn. Leads U.S. In Log-A-Load Funds Mississippi’s forests are a source of growing support for the state’s only children’s hospital. In 2024, the Mississippi Loggers Assn. (MLA) raised a record $320,050 for Children’s of...
