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Have a Joro spider problem? Northeast Georgia expert shares best method for exterminating them
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A juvenile Joro spider on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. - photo by Scott Rogers
Kelsey Podo
DCN Regional Staff
Published: Aug 4, 2021, 3:38 PM
Each time Brenda Layne walks to her mailbox in Hall County, she carries a stick with her to destroy the homes of Joro spiders.
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Longtime Dawson County farmer celebrates award-winning cattle
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Two cows from Steve Watson’s Dawson County-based Rocky Hill Farms won multiple top awards at the recent Eastern Region Simmental Cattle Show in Virginia. Local kid Madelyn Tallant, far right, showed the cows, both named Gemstone. Photo submitted to DCN.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Jul 16, 2025, 3:06 AM
Published: Jul 15, 2025, 5:28 PM
Raising and showing cattle has been a lifelong passion for one local farmer—a passion that he’s happy to share with others.
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