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70 Years of Success70 Years of Success Farmers & Merchants Celebrates Milestone When local attorney Gerald Edenfield was just a lad, he asked H. M. Robertson, Jr., the president of Farmers & Merchants Bank of Brooklet from 1966 – 1973, for a loan to purchase livestock for his 4-H project. Edenfield, now a FMB director, remembers Robertson giving him the money for some pigs and when he went back to repay the loan at the end of the year, “the lady didn’t know me, so I pulled out my grade school picture and said, ‘This is me!’” That memory of the investment Robertson made in young Edenfield is part of the legacy of one of Bulloch County’s strongest banks; the only locally owned financial institution in the County today, celebrating 70 years of successful operations in 2018. A news story in the October 30, 1947 issue of the Bulloch Times stated, “First steps toward the organization of a new chartered bank for Brooklet were taken at a meeting Tuesday night, when officers were selected, a name chosen, and the capital stock subscribed.March 20, 2018 -
From Here to EternityChad & Tippy Lunsford From Here to Eternity When Eagle head football coach Chad Lunsford was chosen in December of 2017 to lead the team he had worked for through five head coaches, he was realizing his dream and goal of one day coaching at the college level. A dream that started long before he began his career at Georgia Southern in 2013 under Coach Jeff Monken. Lunsford’s dream started on the much smaller campus of Georgia College in Milledgeville, one day when he was watching flag football outside his dorm window.March 20, 2018 -
Back to His RootsBack to His Roots Bill T. Akers Leads Bulloch County Farm Bureau When Bulloch County native Bill T. Akers was 32-years-old in 1992, he was elected as the youngest member of the Bulloch County Farm Bureau board of directors. He grew up on Donaldson Street in Statesboro and spent many hours of his childhood from 1965 – 1975, with his father at the family store – Statesboro Farm Supply. In 1960, Bill Sr., bought a farm in Clito and as soon as Bill T. was old enough, he shadowed his father every day to work and to the farm.March 20, 2018 -
Making Miracles HappenMaking Miracles Happen TMT Farms Lights the Way For some it’s jingle bells, for others, seeing the Nutcracker ballet performed live, or A Christmas Carol on stage, and still others get the Christmas spirit from experiencing a live nativity or a cantata at church. If you’re looking for something to fill you with the holiday spirit this year, don’t miss TMT Farm’s Extravaganza of Lights display shining from the Saturday after Thanksgiving until just past Christmas. A brilliant gift to the community of light and laughter from Bulloch County Commission chairman Roy Thompson, wife Deborah, and family.March 20, 2018