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Harvestin’ time!
CHANCE WALTERS/STAFF
Wade Rollins and his employees at Rollins Farms in Hamilton began harvesting the
corn located in his 100-plus acre field located just off of Highway 43 in south
Hamilton on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Rollins noted that it would take approximately
three days for he and his workers to harvest all of the corn. The corn has been
watered throughout the summer months by a massive irrigation system and will be
hauled off, dried, and sold. Rollins owns 2,400 acres of land that will soon be
harvested across Marion and Franklin counties. Shown running the combine is
Rollins’ grandson, Jed Duke, who is one of his grandfather’s full-time employees.
chance walters/staff
MCHS stadium, field named in honor of Rayburn, Jones
Dedication ceremonies for Marion County High School’s football stadium and field were held on Saturday night, Aug. 30, at halftime
of the Red Raiders’ home-opener with Berry. The Guin school’s stadium and field are now named Bill Rayburn Stadium and Don Jones Field in
honor of former MCHS head football coach Bill Rayburn and assistant coach Don
Jones, who were part of the driving force which guided the Red Raiders to
back-to-back-to-back state championships in Class 1A in 1971, 1972, and 1973.
Shown during the halftime ceremony are (top photo, from left) former MCHS
principal and current Marion County Board of Education member Jimmy Dale
Atkinson; Marion County Athletic Booster Club President Brent Gunter; honorees
Jones and Rayburn, for whom the field and stadium, respectively, are named; and
MCHS Principal Van Nelson. Prior to the game, a social gathering for Rayburn
and Jones was held in the school’s all-purpose room. The coaches are shown with several members of their
championship teams from the early 1970s: (front row, from left,
see photo) Phil Segraves, Tim Franks, James Mobley, Bob McGuire, Jones, and (back row,
same order) Rayburn, Stevie Atkinson, Larry Akers, John Souder, Stan Junkin,
and Michael Swanigan.
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