Engineered Floors completes purchase of Beaulieu Group

DALTON, Ga. — Engineered Floors has bought “substantially all of the operating assets” of Beaulieu Group, the company announced Thursday in a press release. This completes a process that formally began Sept. 20 with a letter of intent. Both companies are floorcovering manufacturers based in Dalton. “We are pleased with the quick approval of the bankruptcy court of our purchase agreement,” said Robert E. Shaw, founder and CEO of Engineered Floors. “We can now move forward building an even stronger floorcovering industry in our community.” Beaulieu of America opened in the mid-1970s and grew to become the third-largest carpet manufacturer in the United States, with annual sales approaching $1 billion at the start of the recession in 2008. “Engineered Floors is now in the process of determining the integration of Beaulieu America personnel, as well as physical and intellectual property assets and brands for its continued growth,” according to the press release. “The company will make announcements over the next few months regarding these decisions.”

 

Georgia Farm Bureau president to speak at ABAC

TIFTON, Ga. – The Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) Club at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will host Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) President Gerald Long on Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths. Members of the community, as well as students, faculty, staff and alumni, are invited. There is no charge to attend. Long, a 1969 ABAC graduate, was named president of Georgia Farm Bureau in 2016 when his predecessor, Zippy Duvall, was elected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. A Decatur County farmer, Long raises cattle and grows peanuts, vegetables, corn, cotton, hay, small grains and timber with his family on their farm near Bainbridge. For more information on this event, interested persons can contact ACT Advisor Becca Turner at (229) 391-4958 or via e-mail at bturner@abac.edu.

 

Cotton gin scheduled to run Nov. 18 at Georgia Museum of Agriculture

TIFTON, Ga. — Thanks to the generosity of donors from across the nation, the cotton gin at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village is scheduled to be back in action on Nov. 18. The renovation project, helped along by gifts of $10,000 or more from Bayer and the Montgomery Family Foundation, Inc., involved the replacement of wood siding and beams throughout the structure and replacement of belts and piping for the ginning process. The cotton gin boiler was also replaced with a historically accurate representation with an engine size of 90 horsepower. The Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 18. Other special attractions during the day include a Native American Village re-enactment with Creek Indians and the Wiregrass Holiday Market located behind the Country Store. For more information, interested persons can call (229) 391-5205.

 

San Juan Mission adds Prayer Box initiative

BRANFORD, Fla. — The Angels of Mercy of San Juan Catholic Mission has recently announced a new initiative in its service to the community — a Prayer Box to help in serving the spiritual needs of the community.

The Prayer Box, located in front of the church at 304 Plant Avenue SE, will receive short notes of the spiritual needs of those who wish to have the church parishioners pray, whether for themselves or for family members or friends who are seeking intercessory prayer for their needs.  To take part, one simply drives by the clearly marked box and drops in a note of the prayer need. The prayers are distributed to a group of people who pray for persons in need — sickness, other need or for the deceased. The prayers are also presented in a group on Sunday Mass for prayer by the entire congregation. The initiative compliments and rounds out the outreach the church provides for the community. The Angels of Mercy of the Catholic Church has provided free clothing on the third Friday of each month (3-6 p.m.), without charge, identification or any limitation. A person or family can come and take as much clothing as they need. In recent months the Angels have also distributed a small bag of food for those needing a few meals. Most recently, San Juan Catholic Mission has joined with the local Ministerial Association —Branford Area Inter Church Ministries to provide it with a table in conjunction with the monthly clothes give-away in order to provide a brown bag lunch to those that wish to have it. The President of the Branford Area Inter Church Ministries (BAICM) is Pastor Bruce Arnold of Beachville Advent Christian Church.