Sep 11, 2015 | News, News/PR
Carter Lumber is building a new manufacturing facility in Lexington. The Ohio-based company, which has a lumber yard in Welcome, is opening the facility on Old Hargrave Road to expand its presence in the Southeast. Mark Ely, director of marketing for Carter Lumber,...
Sep 4, 2015 | News, News/PR
The timber business is booming in northeast Florida with demand booming for the natural resource worldwide. The towering grove of century-old longleaf pines surrounding Roger Ward’s family home is a rare site in this verdant swath of north-central Florida — most pines...
Aug 31, 2015 | Editor's Blog
Written By: DK Knight Haley Hill, 23, died at Athens Regional Medical Center in Georgia after being removed from life support systems last week, Oglethorpe County Sheriff Mike Smith said Thursday (August 27). She had been hospitalized since Monday, after she was...
Jul 27, 2015 | News, News/PR
A shiny green bug is posing a threat to one of Warren County’s biggest industries. The invasive emerald ash borer has already invaded forestry operations in northern states. While it hasn’t shown up here yet, the pesky beetle is likely to show up in Warren County...
Jul 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
Contrary to popular belief that urban encroachment is depleting forests, timberland is actually increasing in Alabama. The state now has a record-high 23 million acres of timber, putting it third in the country behind Georgia and Oregon, according to a new report by...
