Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott has the opportunity to visit Harrison Brothers, Inc. in Pulaski, Mississippi. Many logging companies are to some extent family operations, often passed down from one generation to the next. Not many go as far as Harrison Bros., Inc., however. With the exception of a lone truck driver, everyone on the crew is related, most of them a son or grandson of company founder Johnny Harrison. Five of Johnny’s sons founded the current iteration of the family business in August 1993, upon the retirement of their father earlier that year. With many of them now nearing or surpassing the age their father was then, four of the brothers are still active today: Bobby, 64; Charles, 62; Roy, 56; and Randy Michael (Peashooter), 54. Oldest brother Willie, now 66, retired in March of last year, selling his shares to his brothers, but he still comes out to drive a truck from time to time. A sixth brother, John, 58, never worked in the woods. Clan patriarch Johnny, 86 now, has been retired nearly 24 years, but is still alive and kicking.

Featured Story: “All For One”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Harrison Brothers, Inc.
Location: Pulaski, Mississippi
SLT Issue: May 2017

Check out other featured articles in the May 2017 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s May 2017 issue features Brodnax, Virginia’s Lawrence P. Dugger Logging, Blakely, Georgia’s Southeast Forest Industries, Inc., and Pulaski, Mississippi’s Harrison Brothers, Inc. In the ‘Where Are They Now?’ column, SLT revisits Osyka, Mississippi’s Alford Timber. A special article features Greenwood, South Carolina’s Colombo Energy Company and their new pellet plant. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.