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Dead NARW Off Georgia Coast Found With Blunt Force Trauma
Dead NARW Off Georgia Coast Found With Blunt Force Trauma
Last week NOAA Fisheries reported the second North Atlantic right whale (NARW) death of 2024 — a juvenile female identified as the offspring of Pilgrim (#4340). The body was reported to be “heavily scavenged” by sharks, and there were concerns that a necropsy would not be possible due to the condition of the whale. However, thanks to a team of partners, the carcass was able to be brought to shore and examined.
According to NOAA, experts who conducted the necropsy found evidence of blunt force trauma, including fracture of the skull…
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Import Ban on Russian Seafood Into U.S. Receives Extension To May
In the final days of 2023, President Joseph R. Biden signed an Executive Order on “taking additional steps with respect to the Russian Federation’s harmful actions.” The U.S. had already banned imports of Russian seafood, but the latest Executive Order closed a loophole that allowed Russian-caught seafood, processed in China, to enter the country. The government gave U.S. importers a deadline of February 21 to bring in any Russian-origin seafood that was already under contract or written agreement prior to December 22…
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The Retail Rundown: Finalizing February’s Features
Retailers are finalizing their February features while actively preparing for spring demand, which is bolstered by seasonal factors like warmer weather along with holidays including St. Patrick’s Day and Easter.
Retail features are shifting from red meat and poultry towards seafood as Lenten observers begin the 40 days of fasting and reduced meat consumption.
The seafood complex continues to hold the top spot within total protein features, accounting for 37% this week. Beef follows with 21% of retail buying opportunities, while pork closes in at 19%. Chicken claims almost 16% of ad space, nearly…
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FFAW Responds To ASP’s Tie-Up Grievance
The (crab) claws are back out ahead of the 2024 snow crab season in Newfoundland and Labrador.
All eyes are on the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) as the two groups reportedly work towards a pricing formula. But while many in the industry are looking towards the future and the start of the season, the two parties have been pulled back into the drama of last year.
On Tuesday ASP revealed that they are making some progress with the grievance they filed against…
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BBRSDA Promotes Lilani Dunn To Executive Director After Andy Wink’s Departure
The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) confirmed on Wednesday that they have promoted Lilani Dunn to Executive Director. Dunn, who joined the BBRSDA in 2020 as their Head of Marketing, replaces Andy Wink, who departed in December 2023 after six years.
Dunn is a seafood veteran who headed up marketing at Orca Bay Seafoods before joining BBRSDA in March 2020.
“We, the board, are looking forward to having Lilani in this new role in leading our organization into the future,” said Fritz Johnson…
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Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument Now Bans All Commercial Fishing
It’s been seven years since former President Barack Obama declared two areas of canyons and undersea mountains of such importance ecologically that they should be protected from all development with one 7-year exception: fishing for red crab and lobster could continue until September 2023.
Now, the transition period of seven years is over and in a final rule published last week, the full fishing ban within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is complete. The rule will take effect March 18, …
Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries
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NPFMC to Lean on Stakeholder-Led Approaches to Minimize Bycatch and Crab Mortality
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has decided to not go forward with analysis of proposed annual static groundfish fishery closures in areas of the Eastern Bering Sea where Bering Sea Red King Crab feed and mate. The closures were proposed as a way to help stocks recover by minimizing observed and unobserved crab mortality. Two reasons were given for not going forward: uncertainty about whether the closures would benefit the king crab and fears that fishing effort would be pushed into areas where…
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BM Supermercados of Spain Endorses Best Aquaculture Practices Program
Spanish retailer BM Supermercados is endorsing the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program, the latest step in its commitment to sourcing responsible seafood for its stores.
BM Supermercados belongs to Grupo Uvesco, which has 300 stores, an online store, four logistics platforms, and a team of more than 6,000 professionals. Since its formation in 1993, it has expanded across Spain in Madrid, Ávila, Cantabria, the Basque Country, Navarra and La Rioja, solidifying its place as a leader in quality food, value creation and employment…
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Vietnamese ‘Shrimp King’ Minh Phu Reports First Loss After 7 Years
Minh Phu Seafood Corporation, Vietnam’s leading shrimp exporter, reported a net loss of VND195 billion ($7.54 million) in 2023, the first loss after seven fiscal years.
The company, registered on the unlisted public company market UPCoM as MPC, recorded net revenues of nearly VND10.7 trillion ($436.2 million), down 35% year-on-year, according to its newly released financial statement.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, its net revenue reached VND3.22 trillion ($131.27 million), a year-on-year increase of 26.2%. However, rising cost prices…
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NaturalShrimp Develops and Patents First Shrimp-Focused Commercially Operational RAS
Biotechnology aquaculture company NaturalShrimp has developed and patented the first shrimp-focused commercially operational RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System). The goal of this system is to use electrocoagulation (EC) technology — commonly known as the passing of electric currents through water — to minimize labor costs, enhance efficiency, and reduce negative impacts on the environment — all while promoting responsible aquaculture practices.
While EC technology has been around for many years, NaturalShrimp has used it to develop a custom design specifically tailored to the aquaculture industry…
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Oman’s SIMAK Set to Boast GCC’s Largest Seafood Processing Capacity
The International Seafood Company (SIMAK), a subsidiary of Fisheries Development Oman (FDO), is developing a large canning plant for Tuna, Sardine, and Mackerel in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). This plant will boast the largest seafood processing capacity in the GCC region, according to an Oman News Agency report.
SIMAK, the sultanate’s flagship seafood cannery nestled within the Fisheries Zone of SEZAD, is poised to redefine the landscape of seafood processing and distribution in the Middle East region.
With an impressive processing inflow of 30,000 tonnes per…
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Vietnamese Expert: Conversing With the World’s Foremost Sea Cucumber Expert
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Quang Duy is widely recognized by the global scientific community as the foremost expert on sea cucumbers. He is credited with pioneering sea cucumber farming in Vietnam.
Towards the end of 2023, an event captured the attention of Vietnam’s seafood industry: Viet Long Capital announced a $5 million investment in the Vietnam Sea Cucumber Company to advance the cultivation, processing, and exportation of the prized sandfish. As aspirations for a multi-million-dollar industry burgeon and the vision of establishing Vietnamese sea cucumbers as a…
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Vietnamese National Program on Protection and Development of Aquatic Resources Approved
Vietnam will investigate and evaluate biodiversity, aquatic resources, and the habitat of aquatic species in Vietnam’s waters, including deep sea areas, shallow waters, and underground water areas, under the national program on protecting and developing aquatic resources until 2030 approved recently by the Prime Minister.
The program requires that 100% of natural lakes, large reservoirs, and main river systems are investigated and assessed for resources and habitat of aquatic species.
Aquatic resource reserves are expected to increase by over 5% compared to the…
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ASP Gives Update On Tie-Up Grievance As They Work Towards ‘Timely’ Start to 2024 NL Snow Crab Season
It has been a little over two weeks since the last update on the 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab negotiations. And while the industry patiently waits for an agreement to be made between the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW), ASP revealed that they are making some progress with the grievance they filed against FFAW in July 2023.
To briefly recap, in 2023 the snow crab fishery in NL was delayed by…
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NTSB: 2022 Sinking of $1.2 Million Seiner Due to Flooding in Lazarette and Non-Working Bilge Alarms
The National Transportation Safety Board’s report on what caused the sinking of the 53-foot steel-hulled F/V Hotspur two years ago in Southeast Alaska was released last week. The cause was instability caused by below-deck flooding and bilge alarms that did not sound in time. Within 20 minutes from when the crew first noticed a list to port, the seiner, loaded with gear, a seine skiff on deck, and a water-filled fish hold, …
Photo of the Hotspur courtesy USCG.
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Washington AG Charges Tacoma Seafood Wholesaler With Felonies Over Failure to Report Purchases
Tacoma wholesale fish dealer Westlake Seafood has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly failing to report thousands of dollars worth of sea urchin and Dungeness crab purchases to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The business, which operates a warehouse in the Dome District at 2615 E. N St., was formed in 2017 and on its website claims to export 90 percent of its live products to China and sell the rest in local and domestic markets. According to charging documents filed…
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Vietnam’s Shrimp Industry Charts Own Course Amid Global Competition
Despite its availability in over 150 countries, Vietnam’s shrimp industry is grappling with fierce competition from global counterparts, prompting the proactive application of technology and strategic planning as the sector is making endeavors to carve out its unique path forward.
A representative from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) revealed that Ecuador has substantially boosted its shrimp production, reaching an impressive output of 2.5 million tons.
In a noteworthy development, the Department of Science and Technology in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, along with…
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Senator Murkowski Addresses Alaska Lawmakers With Candor and Optimism
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s signature probity was on display in her annual address to the Alaska State Legislature last week. Her remarks acknowledged the challenges, including political divisions, at play in the state and across the country, but highlighted the importance of solutions focused on issues, not party affiliation.
“As the elections approach, there’s going to be pressure to show whether you’re with the Republicans or with the Democrats, with probably very little in between,” she said. “So let’s show the country that sure we’ve got our differences…
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Dead NARW Off Georgia Coast Found With Blunt Force Trauma
Last week NOAA Fisheries reported the second North Atlantic right whale (NARW) death of 2024 — a juvenile female identified as the offspring of Pilgrim (#4340). The body was reported to be “heavily scavenged” by sharks, and there were concerns that a necropsy would not be possible due to the condition of the whale. However, thanks to a team of partners, the carcass was able to be brought to shore and examined.
According to NOAA, experts who conducted the necropsy found evidence of blunt force trauma, including fracture of the skull…
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $3.9M for Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators Program
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $3.9 million in awards to help small businesses improve climate resilience in communities across the nation through the Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators program as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, and in alignment with the National Climate Resilience Framework.
This investment, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, supports 16 awardees in 11 states to develop and advance new technologies for gathering coastal, ocean and Great Lakes data and observations — essential information to…
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Maine Wants to Lead in Offshore Wind; Governor Says She Has Location for a Key Wind Port
A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array, the state’s governor said Tuesday.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill last year that aims to see Maine procure enough energy from offshore wind turbines to power about half its electric load by 2040. An offshore wind port to build, stage and deploy the turbine equipment is a…
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Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture Grows Its Ranks
Fisherman, Food + Planet, RETI Center, Sea Pact, and Future Leaders join a growing chorus of diverse advocates for science-based aquaculture on the heels of Aquaculture America conference
On Tuesday the Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture (CSA) announced new members, including three organizations focused on sustainability, a commercial fisherman, and five graduate students poised to become future leaders in the industry. The addition of these new members supports the CSA’s mission to take a stakeholder-led approach to sustainably and equitably launching offshore aquaculture in the U.S…
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France: 13M Investment for Commercial-Scale Shrimp and Greenhouse Farm
Agriloops, a French company combining shrimp and vegetable farming, has successfully concluded a fundraising round of 13 million euros to finance the construction of its first commercial-scale farm, Mangrove #1. Over the last 4 years, the French entrepreneurs have learned all about saltwater aquaponics, combining aquaculture and greenhouse growing to offer local, premium shrimp production. Now, they’re ready for the next step.
“Mangrove #1 is a key milestone to demonstrate the scalability and profitability of our technology. We are eager to demonstrate…
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Singapore Engineer Pivots From Oil Rigs to ‘Fish Farm of the Future’
A high-tech fish farm floats just off the coast of Singapore, part of a plan by a retired engineer who once built oil rigs to bring diners cleaner, healthier seafood.
The tiny city-state imports 90 percent of its food but hopes to locally source about a third of it by 2030 to guard against supply disruptions such as climate change, disease and conflict.
So officials are backing projects such as Eco Ark, a giant aquafarm that produces seabass, grouper and threadfin for restaurant tables…
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An Environmentally Friendly Way to Turn Seafood Waste Into Value-Added Products
Reduce, reuse, recycle, and repurpose: These are all ways we can live more sustainably. One tricky aspect of recycling, though, is that sometimes the recycling process is chemically intensive, and this is the case for recycling one of the world’s most abundant materials – chitin.
College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources Department of Nutritional Sciences researcher Yangchao Luo and his group have tackled this problem and found a way to sustainably recover chitin from seafood waste. Their findings are published in the International Journal of Biological…
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PODCAST: Wild Alaska Sole Association’s Pat Shanahan On The Need For A New Marketing Association
SeafoodNews Podcast co-hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione welcome seafood marketing expert Pat Shanahan to the show this week. Shanahan joins the latest episode to talk about the formation of a new non-profit marketing organization, the Wild Alaska Sole Association (WASA), of which she has been hired to serve as Executive Director. Listen as Shanahan talks about why the association formed and its goals for the Alaska flatfish fishery.
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Thai Union Provides Update on Red Lobster in Q4 Results Amid Exit From Seafood Chain
Thai Union released its Q4 2023 results, shedding more light on the seafood giant’s decision to sell its stake in Red Lobster.
As SeafoodNews reported last month, Thai Union confirmed that they intend to “pursue an exit of its minority investment in Red Lobster.”
“The combination of COVID-19 pandemic, sustained industry headwinds, higher interest rates and rising material and labor costs have impacted Red Lobster, resulting in prolonged negative financial contributions to Thai Union and its shareholders,” Thai Union CEO Thiraphong Chansiri said…
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The NFI Sushi Council Begins Inaugural Year
The industry group will work to enhance food safety and product integrity
The National Fisheries Institute is pleased to announce the formation of the NFI Sushi Council. A pre-competitive stakeholder group, the Sushi Council is made up of harvesters, processors, distributors, and end-users at retail and foodservice working to enhance sushi product integrity and promote industry-led food safety.
“Sushi has achieved household status and is a major contributor to U.S. seafood consumption,” Chairman Michael McNicholas, of Culimer USA LLC, said…
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Unified Command Transitions F/V Aleutian Storm Grounding Response to Sanctuary
It’s almost all over for the F/V Aleutian Storm.
After days of transferring fuel, gear and miscellaneous off the vessel and several failed attempts to refloat it, Mother Nature took over. Days of pounding surf after the vessel ran aground on Feb. 9 left gouges and holes in the hull and drove it deeper in the sand.
Now, as of Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s …
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Alaska: In Crabbers’ Turbulent Moment, Edmonds Seafood Processor ‘Saved Our Season’
When a processing plant in Alaska closed, Edmonds-based business Keyport stepped up to solve a “no-win situation.”
When a seafood processing plant in Alaska shut down in the middle of crabbing season, fishermen found themselves in a pinch.
Under the state’s quota system, harvesters can only catch a set amount of crab each year. And they must deliver 90% of their catch to a processor with a corresponding quota.
With the Peter Pan Seafood facility closed this winter in King Cove, there was no one to…
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Nova Sea to Acquire 33.4% Stake in Torghatten Aqua, Becoming the Company’s 2nd Largest Shareholder
Norwegian farmed salmon producer Nova Sea will acquire a 33.4% stake in Torghatten Aqua. The purchase makes Nova Sea the company’s second-largest shareholder, behind Trøndelag Helgeland Invest, which owns a 39% stake.
This new partnership means Nova Sea and Torghatten Aqua will eventually collaborate on farming operations. Nova Sea will provide investment and development company Torghatten Aqua with increased access to capital and expertise, while also contributing to sustainable growth and development in the Helgeland region of…
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Officials battling two large wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia warned Tuesday that firefighters are bracing for a prolonged battle even after weekend rains gave a big boost to containment efforts.
“A little bit of rain is going to help us, but it’s not going to get us out of this situation,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told a news conference after touring the fire areas Tuesday. “We’re going to be in this for a while.”
A fire that has burned roughly 35 square miles (90 square kilometers) and destroyed more than 80 homes in rural Brantley County was 32% contained, the command team overseeing the fire response said Tuesday. That’s up from just 6% containment reported Monday.
Rains on Sunday slowed the fire enough to give crews an opening to widen containment lines along the perimeter and to snuff out some smoldering pockets, said Johnny Sabo, director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.
“As that number increases, our confidence at holding it in that footprint increases,” Sabo told reporters. He added: “We have a long way to go. I just want to stress that.”
A larger wildfire in sparsely populated Clinch and Echols counties has charred more than 50 square miles (130 square kilometers) at the Georgia-Florida line. Sabo said crews have held that fire to roughly the same footprint for four days. It was considered 23% contained Tuesday.
One home and several dozen sheds and other smaller structures were destroyed, said Don Thomas, a Georgia Forestry Commission spokesperson.
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks on the fires in Southeast Georgia, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Waycross, Ga. Credit: AP/Mike Stewart
An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast. Scientists say the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of extreme drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees and other vegetation.
No fire injuries or deaths have been reported in Georgia. A volunteer firefighter in Nassau County, Florida, died last week after suffering an unspecified medical emergency while suppressing a brush fire.
Progress made against the Brantley County blaze prompted local officials to lift evacuation orders Monday for roughly 1,500 people who had fled their homes. About 2,500 remained displaced, said Susan Heisey, a spokesperson for the fire command team.
Local officials have warned people returning home to be prepared to evacuate again if necessary.
Both Georgia fires ignited as the state’s worst drought in two decades has rendered vast pine forests and swampy lowlands tinder dry and highly combustible.
Investigators concluded the Brantley County fire began April 20 when a foil balloon touched a power line, creating an electrical arc that set the ground ablaze. The fire in Clinch and Echols counties started April 18 by a falling spark as a man was welding a gate, according to state officials.
Forecasts showed a high chance of more rain over the fires this weekend. There’s also a possibility of thunderstorms, which can produce lightning that causes new fires.
Officials haven’t said how long the Georgia fires might burn, only that it will take significant rainfall to extinguish them.
Sabo noted that a vast fire sparked by lightning in the nearby Okefenokee Swamp in 2011 burned for just shy of a year.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Revenue will begin issuing tax rebate payments in early May to residents across the state.
Millions of dollars headed to Georgia taxpayers
What we know:
The state is distributing $1.2 billion in cash from a $14 billion surplus. According to the Georgia Department of Revenue, single filers will receive $250, while heads of households will get $375. Married couples filing jointly are set to receive $500. Governor Brian Kemp signed off on these rebates in March, marking the fourth year the state has returned cash to the people.
To be eligible for the money, you must have paid taxes during the qualifying years. Most people should see the funds arrive as early as May 1. The money will be delivered the same way you received your tax refund, which for most Georgians is through a check in the mail or a direct deposit.
What we don’t know:
While the state says payments begin in early May, the specific date an individual taxpayer can expect to see their funds in their bank account or mailbox is not yet clear.
Expert advice on using your rebate
What they’re saying:
Professor Usha Rackliffe of Emory University’s Goizuetta Business School says taxpayers should use the money mindfully. “This is not life-changing money,” Rackliffe said. “But it’s still amazing. You have to treat it like found money.” She suggests splitting the cash into two “buckets”: one to pay your future self by handling high-interest debt or investing, and another to pay your current self by doing something fun, like going to dinner or the movies.
Tracking your rebate status
What you can do:
If you want to track your payment, you can check the status of your cash on the state’s website.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from a broadcast script featuring an interview with Professor Usha Rackliffe of Emory University’s Goizuetta Business School, as well as announcements from the Georgia Department of Revenue and Governor Brian Kemp.
Every April since 1922, the whole town of Thomasville turns out for the Rose Show and Festival, with flower floats rolling past the 1858 courthouse, classic cars lining the square, and local chefs sneaking rose petals into cupcakes and cocktails. On the second Saturday of every month, the arts center throws its doors open for free. The 345-year-old Big Oak in Elizabeth Ireland Poe Park has a gazebo beneath it where people gather to sit, talk, and take each other’s picture (the camera mounted on a phone pole across the street will email it to you for free). Thomasville makes a strong case as the friendliest little town in Georgia, and the case rests on how much of life here happens together.
Downtown Thomasville
Downtown Thomasville turns on the Thomas County Historic Courthouse, an 1858 Greek Revival building that anchors the central square. The courthouse plays its biggest role each April during the Rose Show and Festival, a two-day community gathering that sets the social calendar for the year. The festival’s signature events run on volunteers and neighbors recognizing each other across booths: rose displays from local growers, three additional flower shows, live music, and an artisan market where most of the vendors come from a few counties over.
The Orchids on Parade kicks the weekend off with floats from schools, clubs, churches, and small businesses. The Show and Shine Car and Truck Show fills the square with more than 100 vehicles, most of them shown by their owners, who stand around answering questions all afternoon.
The festival pulls in restaurants and shops the same way. Because roughly 90% of the roses grown locally are edible, businesses around the square work them into the menu for the weekend. Liam’s Restaurant Lounge and Cheese Shoppe, a New American spot with European leanings, mixes a Rose City Cocktail with rose water and vodka. Sweet CaCao Chocolates, which uses local ingredients across its seasonal lineup, layers vanilla cupcakes with rose petal icing and turns out vanilla-rose macarons. None of this is mandated by the festival board. It just happens, the way most things happen here, because everyone is in on it.
Historic Landmarks That Bring People Together
The Big Oak does most of the work for itself. Standing at the corner of Crawford and East Monroe Streets, the southern live oak (registered with the Live Oak Society in 1936 as the 49th member) reaches 68 feet tall, has a trunk circumference of 26.5 feet, and a limb span of more than 165 feet. It dates to around 1680, which makes it older than the town. The tree sits in Elizabeth Ireland Poe Park with a Victorian gazebo beneath it, and most days you’ll find people sitting on the bench, taking pictures, or watching strangers take pictures. A camera mounted on a telephone pole across the street will email a snapshot to anyone who calls the posted number, and that small detail is part of why people end up chatting with whoever’s there.
The Jack Hadley Black History Museum holds 4,669 artifacts of African American history, with exhibits running from slavery and the Buffalo Soldiers through Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The museum runs guided tours and educational programming designed to bring small groups through together. Scavenger hunts pull families and visitors into the same conversation, and the docents lean into that, because the museum’s whole approach is built on people processing history out loud rather than reading panels in silence.
The Thomasville History Center, founded in 1952, is one of the oldest historical societies in the state. Its main building is the historic 1923 Flowers-Roberts House, with eight buildings spread across 3.3 acres. Tours and educational programs run six days a week, all of them free, which makes the center one of the easier places in town to walk in alone and walk out having met someone.
Thomasville’s Arts Scene
The Thomasville Center for the Arts opens its galleries free of charge year-round. The work on display rotates through local, regional, and state artists across multiple media, and the center programs around community engagement deliberately. Free 2nd Saturday is the most visible piece: every second Saturday of the month, the doors open with themed activities, art stations, and hands-on crafts that draw families, retirees, and first-time visitors into the same room. There is no admission charge and no expectation that you stay for any particular length of time, which is part of why it works.
The center’s annual Due South benefit concert, held each April at the Ritz Amphitheater downtown, has run since 2012 and brings performing, visual, and culinary arts together for one evening. The Thomasville Antique Show, which celebrated its 37th year in 2026, draws exhibitors from across the country to show antiques, fine art, and contemporary design alongside design lectures and hands-on workshops.
Friendliness in Thomasville is the kind of thing the town has built infrastructure around. The Rose Show pulls in restaurants, schools, clubs, and chefs in a structure where everyone has a part. The arts center keeps the doors open without charging at the threshold. The Big Oak gives strangers a reason to stand still in the same spot for a few minutes. Each of these is a small mechanism, but stack them together and a town that knows how to talk to itself is what comes out the other side. That is the version of Georgia that Thomasville is actually selling.
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