In 2002, when the National Retail Hardware Association named him one of its top young retailers of the year, Terry England envisioned an unlimited future for his popular Homeport Farm Mart off Highway 53. Contractors and construction workers in Barrow County and surrounding counties were drawn to the new 19,000-square-foot store where some laid on the counter hundreds of dollars a week for Georgia boots, Carhartt clothes, Case knives and a plethora of farm and garden supplies. But that new wave of prosperity in Barrow County that looked so promising in early 2004 was short lived.
Terry and his wife Cindy noticed a drop-off in sales as early as late 2004 and early 2005. Then the recession that began in 2007 took with it most of the county’s construction industry and its workers’ disposable income. Five years later, it is taking down Homeport. The couple talked with a Journal reporter last week about their decision to close their business.
For the full story, see the Nov. 21 issue of the Barrow Journal.
Closing of Homeport like ‘losing a family member’
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Lisa Gunter
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11/21/12 at 08:10 AM
My family and I have shopped The Homeport for years, and are saddened to see the doors closing. Blessings to you, Terry and Cindy. Thanks for your years of service to our community.
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Sam Loomis
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11/22/12 at 02:57 PM
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huh?
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11/22/12 at 07:37 PM
What does this have to do with the closing of the Homeport?? So he made a poor comparision, move on...This is about the economy and how another fine mom and pop store is closing. It is sad to see them go. We will miss you Terry and Cindy, May God Bless you in your next adventure!!
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Sam Loomis
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11/23/12 at 10:34 AM
Any politican who compares women's reproductive rights to the breeding of farm animals deserves to have his feet held to the fire, no matter what the venue. But, there are always lackeys to protect his shoeshine. Realize that his idiotic remark caused Georgia to be held up to ridicule and condemnation on national television. As in, look what they vote into office in Georgia!
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Beauregard
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11/23/12 at 10:44 AM
Oh Sam, the only article causing georgia to be held to national ridicule is yours.What kind of a beast are you who would not be "all tore up" when a beloved farm animal died giving birth ? Around here and in many other rural areas of the country a farm animal is a very important part of the farm.Just like a wife is a very important part of a family, why don't you and the rest of the demorat population stop trying to dictate to women that they should kill their unborn, you should find another way to impart your draconian views onto the populace.
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Sam Loomis
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11/23/12 at 01:45 PM
No one is advocating that women be "dictated" to "kill unborn" children. The only thing that is asked is that Roe v. Wade, which, BTW, is the law of the land be upheld and enforced. That is, women have the right to terminate a pregnancy as they see fit. So, it is an abject horror when a local yokel legislator, attempting to thump his bible on every woman in America, compares her reproductive rights to the breeding of farm animals. It is this absurd, outdated nonsense that held him up to contempt and ridicule on a national broadcast. But, don't let this fact get in the way of your defeated & discredited agenda. Even your little tin god Boortz is opnely pro-choice. So, Barrow county, GA can continue to vote for England and Broun, but it doesn't play out well for the GOP nationally. Did you learn that lesson a couple of weeks ago? Last I saw, gazillinaire Willard, in need of a good combing, was out pumping his own gas.
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