Anthony Steve Newman was recently awarded the 2023 Conservationist of the Year for Schley County in a special ceremony hosted by the Lower Chattahoochee River Soil & Water Conservation District in Dawson.
The LCR SWCD has been awarding conservationist within the nine-county district this highest award for the last 61 years. This is given to the outstanding conservationists in the surrounding counties that represent the Lower Chattahoochee River Soil & Water Conservation District. Supervisor, Jimmy Bramblett, of Stewart County preceded the evening program, which was held at Goolsby Farm Supply in Dawson.
In 2018, Steve and his wife Teena purchased a neglected farm with previous row crop fields history. The timber had not been managed. With Steve's experience with thr...
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