Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson travels to Monticello, Arkansas to spend some time with Goodman’s Logging. The Goodmans are the type of family you want to have over for dinner. Since they’re constantly smiling, it’s hard to imagine brothers Chris and Reggie ever having a bad day. They assure SLT that those days happen, but with a wide smile, older brother Chris says, “When you’ve got multiple breakdowns, it’s time to call it quits on the day and go on home.” Reggie smiles and says that logging is all they’ve ever known and they wouldn’t want to do anything else, even on breakdown days. Chris and Reggie are second generation loggers. In fact, Chris tells the story of remembering, albeit vaguely, Reggie and his twin sister Regina coming out to the woods and getting their diapers changed while mom Martha ran a chain saw. It’s this type of work ethic, and large family—Chris and Reggie are two of six—that has made Goodman’s Logging a notable fixture in southern Arkansas.

Featured Story: “Goodman’s Logging”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Goodman’s Logging
Location: Monticello, Arkansas
SLT Issue: March 2014

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