For some rural Georgia towns, revitalization starts with looking to the past.
In the Clarke County town of Winterville, the old blacksmith shop, which opened its doors in the 1800s, is getting a facelift. It won’t become a museum, though.
It’s set to become the town’s only grocery store, where a collective of local farmers will sell fresh produce to the residents of this food desert. WUGA’s Emma Auer has more on how the town is looking to the future by preserving the past.