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VISIT THE GEORGIA BBQ ASSOC. SITE!
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 8 - 9, 2013 Best little cook off in Georgia! The Richland Pig Fest is the primary fund raising activity for Richland Better Hometown. All funds are used to match federal and private grants unavailable to public organizations like the city or as matching facade grants to downtown businesses. Their primary goals are to restore Broad St. commercially and beautify downtown Richland. C&M Southern Midways set for Pig Fest XVI Charles and Mike Haisch will provide the carnival for this year. The brothers have been in the carnival business for more than 30 years. Their rides are safe and clean. They specialize in festivals rather than shopping center appearances. We're happy to announce this partnership! Meet Charles and Mike Haisch and see the Midway rides Sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association Second Weekend in November every year. Professional cook teams vie for more than $5,000 in cash and prizes at "the best little cook-off in Georgia." Street dances, fireworks display, carnival rides, car & truck show, arts & crafts, food, rail speeder car rides and much more. Official Beer at Pig Fest
View Pig Fest photos from previous years Pig Fest vendor forms will not be online. Please call (229) 887-3433 to receive a vendor form. Food vendors are generally sold out by Aug. 1. New Arts & Crafts and commercial vendors are always welcome. Tell us what you'd like to see at Pig Fest XVI here.
American Legion Post 128: Support American Legion BBQ May 4! American Legion members are currently offering tickets for BBQ chicken plates. There will be a community flea market at Legion Park May 4 in conjunction with the BBQ. Support our Veterans! Capital campaign to improve quarters continues American Legion City Park and Post 128 have been a part of the social fabric of Richland since the 1920s. What began as a small cabin built by WWI vets grew to an open pavilion for BBQs. Eventually the pavilion was closed in and became the social center for several generations of Richland families. American Legion Post 128 members are raising money to air condition the post building and assure that it remains an attractive gathering place for the next generation. You can help. Your contribution, large or small, to the capital campaign fund can be mailed to: American Legion Post 128 Donation Fund Farmers State Bank Richland, GA 31825 You can also drop off your check when you stop by the bank on personal business. Your donation is tax deductible. To purchase BBQ tickets, make membership inquiries or to schedule Legionnaires for speaking engagements at your school, church, or other social group, call Post Commander Hank Wilson (229) 887-9343, Post Adjutant Danny Mitchell (229) 887-2121 or Post Service Officer Jim Boling (229) 887-2331.
Hunting & Fishing Paradise:
Map of the Richland, Ga. area.
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Above: Broad St. in the late 1800s; the historic Richland Hotel building (c.1889); Broad St. before the railroad came to town (pre-1885); the old school (burned); and a peach orchid at Red HIll, just north of town. Many of our unique Victorian storefronts still stand.
Richland receives Redevelopment Grant for $432,000 A Message from Mayor Adolph McLendon… FOR SALE: Commercial space available! Contact Richland DDA chair, Rossi Ross.
WESTVILLE: 1850s in Georgia
The Creek Indian Wars will be reenacted at Westville May 25 - 26. Westville is an 1850s Living History Museum located in Stewart Co. near Richland. Visit their website at www.Westville.org for more information on this unique site. Regularly scheduled special events occur all during the year.
A short history of Richland Richland is a friendly small town with a proud history and an exciting future. Rich farmland, coupled with hard-working families, fostered a prosperous agrarian economy that has endured for nearly two centuries. more... Downtown Developments The purpose of the Richland Downtown Development Authority is to revitalize and redevelop the central business district. Every time you visit Broad Street, you're helping. more…
MayFest Celebration draws big crowds!
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Richland Rum is everywhere in the news these days! Retail store is coming to Broad Street soon.
Richland Rum is a big hit all over the state. Richland Rum is making a splash all over the state and invading Tennessee! Erik Vonk created the company and Jay McCain is now cooking up a storm. Richland has a legal still that is delivering small batches of artisan rum. Richland Distilling Co. is turning sugar cane and cane syrup into rum in historic downtown at 333 Broad St. The artisan product has been featured in Atlanta Magazine, Garden & Gun, SVW, the AJC and Southwest Georgia Living, not to mention many regional newspapers. The rum is now available in popular bars and restaurant all over Georgia. Richland Rum will soon be available in the Chattanooga area, the first foray outside Georgia for the rum. Read about Richland Distilling Co. in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Visit Richland Rum website to learn more and where to purchase Read the release about the distillery in the Americus Times Recorder
Thanks to Donyel Perry, cameraman and Matt Lally, news producer at WLTZ,, Channel 38 in Columbus, for providing news coverage for the ribbon cutting June 1. Hope you all saw the 6 O'Clock news!
Distiller Jay McCain fills bottles with 120 proof alcohol distilled from sugar cane juice. The bottles will be placed into charred barrels for aging.
Raquel Rodriquez of WRBL-TV was in town April 16 to film a special on Richland Distillery that aired April 30, 2012 on the 11 p.m. news. It will be posted on the WRBL-TV website. See the link above to watch the spotlight on Richland Rum.
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