Openings

It almost didn’t happen. About a week after Hurricane Helene hit, Clint and Cheryl Hardy were supposed to sign franchise papers to open a Graze Craze location at The Shoppes at Blue Ridge in Evans. “Looking around at the destruction, there was every reason not to move forward but we felt the opportunity was too good to pass up,” said Clint Hardy. Clint and Cheryl worked at SRS and in cyber security for a combined 75 years.  When Clint retired, he kept looking for something to do. Cheryl had a

Helen Story lives 10 minutes away from Furys Ferry Hardware and appreciates the extra service from staff members like Mya Jackson—especially on the eve of last week’s snowstorm. “I bought poinsettias for a birthday gift,” said the Marietta, Georgia native. “The people are so helpful and the store is always so clean,” she added. May’s been on the team since the build-out started in May 2024. Houston Maund (pictured in center), Mya, and Ken help a customer with a special order. Longtime family friends, Maund and Charles Cates opened Furys

In one of the 13 original Georgia counties, once a prime cotton-producing area, a new coffee shop and eatery has opened that pays tribute to that past. Located five miles north of the county seat of Waynesboro in Keysville, High Cotton Coffee opened its doors on January 9. If you need a caffeine fix or a breakfast sandwich on the way to work towards Augusta or elsewhere in the CSRA, they are on the main drag at 3049 Highway 25 North. “It started with a love of coffee and my