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My community is made up of people who have lived and thrived here together for over 100 years. It is and always has been a diverse community. Our sense of community is felt through sharing and caring for one another. While there is not much around that constitutes a place to gather for socializing, or shopping (DG and 2 convenience stores), we find much pleasure in gathering within our churches and the each others' homes. Healthcare is available 22 miles in one direction and 12 miles in the other. The same applies to shopping, college, and entertainment opportunities. While this is quite a distance to travel in the event of an emergency, we have come accustomed to it being this way.
Our diversified community has always relied upon agriculture as its backbone. That goes for cotton, corn, soybeans, and gardens from which everybody shares with one another. We know that we can rely upon each other and it does not matter the ethnic background. Many Black churches in the area were established under arbors that were on property donated by or bought from White landowners. Those churches are still thriving as the nexus of our community. because they are the roots of our families.
There is not much work located in the immediate area of my rural community. In order to find viable work, many residents travel as far away as to Savannah, while other go to Statesboro, or Sylvania. We are very happy to live in a beautiful farming area, and feel threatened when companies bring new industry here... such industry as fabricating plants and saw mills, all of which bring pollution to the area. In order to protect our health in this day and that of generations to come, we must be more prudent about who is allowed to build, as it affects our health and well being. We want local jobs, and we also want to live.
As a community we have have many shared interests and concerns that work well together. We would not benefit from having our district changed in any manner. Also we have shared policy, social services and other relationships with surrounding communities that we want to keep. We ask that our district remains the same.
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