Nancy McCarty and Barbara Mueller work with locally cracked pecans at Mid-GA Pecan in downtown Zebulon.
Pecan business gets busy
A downtown Zebulon business has been buying, cracking and selling pecans for around 50 years and continues the tradition this year, even though an integral part of the operation is missing. Jimmy Caraway bought Mid-Ga Pecan in 2006 and planned to run the business until he could afford to retire. He passed away recently and his fiance and sister now run the business the same way he would have required.
“We always have a fresh crop, there’s no holdover or storing pecans,” his fiance Nancy McCarty said. “He made sure he always had a new crop, that was his number one thing. He had just bought two truck loads of pecans when he passed away.”
To find out more about the historic pecan cracking operation, read the Nov. 30 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
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Or pick up a copy at one of these fine retailers: Buddy's, Hwy 19 and Hwy 341, Griffin; Cadie's Corner, Hwy 19 North at McKinley Rd., Zebulon; Freshway Market, Hwy 19, Zebulon; Mr. B's Convenience Store, Hwy 19 North at Williamson-Zebulon Rd., Zebulon; City Pharmacy, corner of Thomaston St. and Concord St., Zebulon; Chevron, Hwy 19 one block south of the square, Zebulon; Big Chic, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Flash Foods, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; BP Convenience Store, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Country Gold Convenience Store, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Williamson Quick Stop, Hwy 362 and Williamsoon-Zebulon Rd., Williamson; Merrybrook Convenience Store, Hwy 362 and Moreland Rd., Williamson; The Country Store, Hwy 362, Williamson; Ferguson's Grocery, Hwy 362, Hollonville; Allen's Stop and Shop, Hwy 18 and Robert's Quarters Rd., Concord; Molena Food Mart, Hwy 109 West, Molena; Jake & Gianella's Food Mart, Hwy 18 West and Reidsboro Rd., Concord; Pike County Journal Reporter Office, on the square, Zebulon; David's Farm House Grill, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Mountain View Convenience Store, Hwy 19 South, Meansville; The Rock Store, Hwy 19 South at Hwy 109 W, Zebulon.
To find out more about the historic pecan cracking operation, read the Nov. 30 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
To subscribe, click here.
Or pick up a copy at one of these fine retailers: Buddy's, Hwy 19 and Hwy 341, Griffin; Cadie's Corner, Hwy 19 North at McKinley Rd., Zebulon; Freshway Market, Hwy 19, Zebulon; Mr. B's Convenience Store, Hwy 19 North at Williamson-Zebulon Rd., Zebulon; City Pharmacy, corner of Thomaston St. and Concord St., Zebulon; Chevron, Hwy 19 one block south of the square, Zebulon; Big Chic, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Flash Foods, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; BP Convenience Store, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Country Gold Convenience Store, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Williamson Quick Stop, Hwy 362 and Williamsoon-Zebulon Rd., Williamson; Merrybrook Convenience Store, Hwy 362 and Moreland Rd., Williamson; The Country Store, Hwy 362, Williamson; Ferguson's Grocery, Hwy 362, Hollonville; Allen's Stop and Shop, Hwy 18 and Robert's Quarters Rd., Concord; Molena Food Mart, Hwy 109 West, Molena; Jake & Gianella's Food Mart, Hwy 18 West and Reidsboro Rd., Concord; Pike County Journal Reporter Office, on the square, Zebulon; David's Farm House Grill, Hwy 19 South, Zebulon; Mountain View Convenience Store, Hwy 19 South, Meansville; The Rock Store, Hwy 19 South at Hwy 109 W, Zebulon.
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holiday baker
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12/04/11 at 12:46 PM
Please stay open a little later on Saturday. I came by at 2:00 and they were already closed.
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curious
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12/05/11 at 09:08 AM
Where is this place located? I have lived her for 3 years and never saw a pecan place?
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Anonymous
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12/05/11 at 09:49 AM
Right around the corner from the pharmacy, on Hwy 19 South. Been there for years.
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Anonymous
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12/05/11 at 12:35 PM
Between the Pharmacy and the Chevron.......
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