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Show features Tea Grove Plantation on Thursday
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Tea Grove Plantation will be among the locations featured in an RFD-TV show that airs at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 1.

The show, “Small Town Big Deal,” filmed at the property in August with owner Danny Norman, who has amassed a collection of nostalgic items that represent life as it once was in Walthourville Village. The Courier was on location for a portion of the filming, and the plantation was featured in the fall 2012 edition of Liberty Life magazine.

Show host Rodney Miller said the show’s mission is to shine light on life in small town America, and show people prefer life outside the beltway.

Norman's family has owned the Tea Grove Plantation going back to the mid 1800's. But under his ownership, the longstanding agricultural entity has been transformed into a historical village circa 1900, with more than a dozen barns and buildings that house a vast collection of antique tractors, automobiles, railroad cars, toys and assorted knick-knacks of every size and sort.

And Norman shares that it all began with the Ford Model A he bought at age 11.

“It's not every day Rodney (Miller) takes the helm of a steam locomotive engine,” show spokeswoman Tibretta Reiman said in a press release. “We had to drag him home at the end of this shoot day.”

Miller’s eager for folks to know about “Small Town Big Deal” since it’s an extension of his passion for rural life, the release said.

“It’s always about the people,” Miller said. “‘Small Town Big Deal’ will always be soliciting stories that show why people are proud to be who they are, why they believe small town living is, now more than ever, ‘the good life.’

“Rural America is full of captivating history, too. We’ll never run out of stories and plan to be around for a long while telling them.”

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Interstate lane closures, detours set
Traffic shift in effect for 20 days near Savannah Airport
GaDOT

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues to improve highway infrastructure throughout the area. As a result, work on construction and maintenance projects will continue through Saturday. Closure schedules may change due to weather or other factors.

Lane closures by county are scheduled as follows:

 

Bryan County

·         From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday I-16 Westbound from US 80/Exit 143 to SR 119/Exit 137 will have single-lane closures for bridge rehabilitation work.

 

Chatham County I-95 Resurfacing

·         There will be continuous double-lane closures and a shift in traffic patterns for 20 days near the Savannah Airport as approach slabs at Pipemakers Bridge are replaced. Lane closures will be in effect between mileposts 103 and 104 Monday, and ramp closures at Exit 102 will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday.

 

Liberty County

·         From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. through May 12, there will be nightly ramp closures with detours at I-95 exits 76 and 67 to replace existing concrete on ramps.

 

For more information about travel conditions on Georgia’s interstates and state routes, call 511. More information is also available at www.511ga.org.  

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues to improve highway infrastructure throughout the area. As a result, work on construction and maintenance projects will continue through Saturday. Closure schedules may change due to weather or other factors.

Lane closures by county are scheduled as follows:

 

Bryan County

·         From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday I-16 Westbound from US 80/Exit 143 to SR 119/Exit 137 will have single-lane closures for bridge rehabilitation work.

 

Chatham County I-95 Resurfacing

·         There will be continuous double-lane closures and a shift in traffic patterns for 20 days near the Savannah Airport as approach slabs at Pipemakers Bridge are replaced. Lane closures will be in effect between mileposts 103 and 104 Monday, and ramp closures at Exit 102 will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday.

 

Liberty County

·         From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. through May 12, there will be nightly ramp closures with detours at I-95 exits 76 and 67 to replace existing concrete on ramps.

 

For more information about travel conditions on Georgia’s interstates and state routes, call 511. More information is also available at www.511ga.org. 

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