Location: 5075 Hawpond Rd, Ashburn, GADate: October 13, 2024 A snapshot of a South Georgia family farm. At Calhoun Produce Inc, the story is still being written by the same family. Patriarch Gerald Calhoun is…


Location: 5075 Hawpond Rd, Ashburn, GADate: October 13, 2024 A snapshot of a South Georgia family farm. At Calhoun Produce Inc, the story is still being written by the same family. Patriarch Gerald Calhoun is…


As seen in the March/April edition of Southwest Georgia Living Magazine.




Location: 5000 Cannon Rd, Ashburn, GA
Date: February 28, 2026

It’s more than a roadside attraction. It’s a reminder of who we are and what we can do when we work together. Click to see the history, the cool merch featuring the peanut, and so much more in this post on the history of World 🥜

Did you know that long before the Fire Ant Festival, Turner County celebrated with an annual Peanut Festival? According to a 1967 newspaper article, the Southeastern Peanut Festival highlighted our area’s rich agricultural roots, record…

Ashburn has seen its share of highs and lows through the years, but in 1918, our little town was earning glowing praise. More than a century ago, Ashburn was described as “one of the busiest…

Tracy Shivers with Carlos McSwain (1967)

Location: 235 S. Washington St., Rebecca, GADate: January 27, 2026

Location: Hicks Rd, Rebecca, GA
Date: January 27, 2026