You can read today all about Serendipity in Hahira, the newest business in town specializing in interesting and unique gift and home items.

There is a new store called Ageless Beauty now open in the new North Oak Square, next to SurEste. The shop is still working out some details, but is based on the Sephora stores’ concept where they will offer a number of different lines of cosmetics, many of which they will have exclusively, like they do the Bare Escentuals line.

The Romine furniture store in Quitman is quitting business after 95 years and three generations. They’ve got a couple of weeks left, so if you’re interested, you need to head over there soon.

I understand that there will be at least two, maybe three, new Zaxby’s around the county soon, possibly Lake Park? I’ll keep you posted.

The folks at Quillian Powell Construction Co. are working on a variety of projects around the county and filled me in this week on a few.

The new emergency operations center is progressing well, and they are using some new construction techniques that will make it different than anything we’ve seen here before. Also, the new fire station in Clyattville should be done in a few weeks, ahead of schedule, and they were able to start this week on Phase II of the Judicial Complex, which will be the administrative offices for the county.

Our economy is still moving and growing, and hopefully the folks displaced at Shaw Industries this week will be able to find other employment very soon.

That’s about it for this week, but if there’s anything I missed, please let me know!