Southern Loggin’ Times Associate Editor Jessica Johnson heads to Willacoochee, Georgia to spend some time with Vickers & Sons logging operations. Owned and operated by Donald, Kevin, Rodney, and Jamie Vickers, the company prides itself on its family-like relationships and strong faith. Vickers & Sons operates two crews, one specializing in thinnings and one specializing in clear-cuts. The company recently added several new pieces of John Deere equipment to their two crews. The Vickers family and crews are representative of many southern logging jobs: good, solid and hardworking people with a strong sense of pride and a lot of faith.

Featured Story: “Family Affair”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Vickers & Sons Logging
Location: Willacoochee, Georgia
SLT Issue: January 2013

Check out other featured articles in the January 2013 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times’ January issue spotlights two generations of a Georgia logging family, the Vickers & Sons, who have added several new pieces of equipment recently to their two woods crews. Strengthening markets open the door for the West Virginia logger of A&M Logging to mechanize and expand production. Despite challenging times, Ricky Carter and his sons say sawdust is in their shoes and in their hearts.