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A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:36:19 GMT
Summer at Wild Adventures in Valdosta kicks off this weekend. The park has a lot planned for the celebration, including free admission for military and first responders. Starting this weekend WildMore >>
The park has a lot planned for the celebration, including free admission for military and first responders.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:30:04 GMT
A Valdosta High School senior drove off from school today with a brand new car. An academic program, geared at keeping high schoolers on track, put the 18-year-old in the drawing. And Friday morning onlyMore >>
An academic program, geared at keeping high schoolers on track, put the 18-year-old in the drawing. And Friday morning only his key unlocked the car.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:13 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:13:22 GMT
New 3D technology is allowing south Georgia patients to take a glimpse into their own surgical future. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Courtney Houston of Thomasville recently purchased a Vectra 3D Imager. TheMore >>
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Courtney Houston of Thomasville recently purchased a Vectra 3D Imager.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:06:03 GMT
A South Georgia grower can never really relax, because the next weather, disease, or pest issue is always right around the corner. This week the insect thrip has become quite active on South Georgia cottonMore >>
A South Georgia grower can never really relax, because the next weather, disease, or pest issue is always right around the corner. This week the insect thrip has become quite active on South Georgia cotton and peanuts.More >>
October 12, 2006
Mitchell County -- Mitchell County bills itself as a place where agriculture and industry meet. That slogan is certainly true at Glass Enterprises.
What started as a chicken farm 12 years ago is also now a huge alligator farm that does business all over the world. It's one of only about three dozen alligator farms in the United States, and it has grown fast.
"The first year we put about a thousand alligators on the farm, and now we're putting about 40,000 a year on the farm. At any given time, we have about 50 to 80,000 alligators on the farm," said President Mark Glass.
The farm processes about 200 alligators a day, six days a week They sell about 200,000 pounds of alligator meat every year all over the country.
The hides go mainly to high-end fashion houses in Europe and Asia to be turned into watchbands, shoes, or handbags.
The quality of these Georgia gator skins is so good that they're used on Swiss watches that cost up to $150,000 and designer handbags that can cost up to $200,000.
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