Southern Loggin’ Times Associate Editor David Abbott visits Hawkins Logging, Inc. in Goodwater, Alabama. This month marks the 50th anniversary for Hawkins Logging Inc. It was April 1963 when Wayne Hawkins went into business for himself just days before his 19th birthday—he’ll be 69 this month. Prior to that he had spent a year working in the woods with his father, Leonard. Leonard had run a portable sawmill with his own father, affectionately remembered by his descendants as Daddy Jim. His other job—or his hobby, as he calls it—is cattle farming. Hawkins has been in that business nearly as long, since 1964. Currently he has more than 80 cows and two bulls, primarily angus, raised for beef. He also raises mules, though not for use in the woods; as far back as Hawkins goes, that’s not something he ever did. “We’ve been blessed just to be here 50 years,” says Hawkins.

Featured Story: “Golden Milestone!”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Hawkins Logging, Inc.
Location: Goodwater, Alabama
SLT Issue: April 2013

Check out other featured articles in the April 2013 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times April issue spotlights Alabama’s Wayne Hawkins, who has been in business for 50 years with Hawkins & Rawlinson, Inc. logging insurance company. Steven Gaar and his son Spencer run three crews in Louisiana, and Rick Smith finds his niche as a high lead logger in the Mountain State.