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Plowing a hard-tailed mule

Now and Then

plowing with a mule

ROGER BRANCH

Published: Aug 25, 2019, 4:00 AM

For decades the usual beast of burden on Georgia farms was the mule. Horses were good for transportation, but mules were better for pulling plows. Oxen are strong, as the “strong as an ox” descriptor suggests.

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Festival of Hope kicks off Recovery Month

Kaleb Williams takes a look at the Faces of Recovery display at the end of the annual Overdose Awareness Walk during the third Festival of Hope at Mill Creek Regional Park on Sept. 2.

Kaleb Williams — Kaleb Williams takes a look at the Faces of Recovery display at the end of the annual Overdose Awareness Walk during the third Festival of Hope at Mill Creek Regional Park on Sept. 2.

SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Published: Sep 7, 2023, 10:00 AM

The third annual Overdose Awareness Walk, coupled with the second annual Festival of Hope, was held Sept. 2 at Mill Creek Regional Park. The events kicked off Recovery Month, observed each year in September.

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