October 2017 * Vol. 73, No. 10 28 Specialty-plate purchases honor lineworkers while supporting a worthy cause. By Jim Jess 5 MY GEORGIA 6 PICTURE THIS? 36 THE FACTS OF LIFE ... IN GEORGIA The Georgia Relay program offers assistance with telecommunication web exclusive Experience different flavors on food and beverage trails in the Southeast. By Victoria Scharf DeCastro web exclusive 38 GEORGIA COOKS 42 Click on the October 2017 link at georgiamagazine.org 4 VISITFRANKLIN.COM 40B Georgia Grown spotlight recipe 42A More Snapshot photos 42B Plant of the month; trivia contest Oysters are making Sunbelt Ag Expo web exclusive 42 SNAPSHOT web exclusive web exclusive ON THE COVER: 34A More food and beverage trails 40A Second helping: More oyster recipes web exclusive Oysters are making a comeback in Georgia Georgia 4-H Photography Project winners web exclusive 34A 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Youth Tour alumni earn national scholarships, EMCs work to build communities White clay wields economic clout in the state's midsection. By Alline Kent Destination delicious! 8 GEORGIA NEWS 16 CURRENTS Where kaolin is king There's MORE online! web exclusive 24 ELIZABETH COWART 22 24 28 Thank a lineman 10 D E PA R T M E N T S North America's premier farm show highlights the latest technology and more for farmers. By Jennifer J. Hewett BILL DURDEN 18 Sunbelt Ag Expo VISIT STATESBORO ALABAMA TOURISM DEPARTMENT C O N T E N T S a comeback in Georgia, page 38 October 2017 page 18 Where kaolin is king page 24 Destination delicious! page 28 www.georgiamagazine. org More online at www.georgiamagazine.org The Sunbelt Ag Expo, held every October at Spence Field in Moultrie, features exhibits and activities that the entire family can enjoy. A perennial favorite is the Georgia electric cooperatives' exhibit. Cash Green, of Marshallville, shows how kids can try on a lineman's safety gear and "climb" a mock electric utility pole to see what it takes to get the lights back on. (Photo by Jennifer J. Hewett.) GEORGIA MAGAZINEhttp://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.VISITFRANKLIN.COM http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org