Annual AgriBusiness Awards

South Hall Business Coalition

AgriBusiness Recognition Awards were presented on April 18 at Jaemor Farms. Awards are given annually to recognize and show appreciation of the agribusiness and agricultural community in Hall County. 2023 Recipients (L-R) Friend of Agriculture Dianne Westmoreland, USDA Farm Service Agency for Georgia; Abit Massey for the Georgia Poultry Federation, AgriBusiness of the Year; Farmers of the Year Paige & Chris Little, owners, Circle L Farms in Lula; Drew Echols, Jaemor Farms (event sponsor); Senator Shelly Echols The Agriculture Hall of Fame Award was presented to William McKinny, posthumous. McKinney was a resident of Hall County who was involved in the building of the first gas-powered plow.

(L-R) Tim Evans, VP Economic Development, Greater Hall Chamber; South Hall Council Chair Mike Zeiler, Marel; Anthony Williamson, President, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton; Lane Walberg, Georgia Mountains YMCA, at the recent South Hall Business Coalition program at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton where the group heard from Anthony Williams, President. The South Hall Business Coalition meets monthly on topics of importance to the South Hall community and is sponsored by AccessWDUN, Milton Martin Honda, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, Signs by Tomorrow, South Hall Rotary and Store More Self Storage

The South Hall Business Coalition recently met at the King's Hawaiian Bakery and heard about the plant's expansion from Plant Director Rob Hathy and participated in a tour of the bakery. (Right) Terry Spicer offers freshly baked King's Hawaiian rolls to the group. The South Hall Business Coalition will meet on Tuesday, June 6 (9-10am) at the Hall County Sheriff's Office South Precinct and hear an update from Sheriff Gerald Couch. Get meeting details and register online at GHCC.com/EVENTS.