County approves bike trail

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Three weeks after County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield introduced the idea of converting a former railroad easement into an 11-mile scenic trail from US 90 to the Georgia line, the board unanimously approved the concept. Barfield had plenty of support for her idea from the many bicyclists and nature enthusiasts who crowded the commission chamber on Thursday evening, Jan. 3. The only objection to the idea came from one of the landowners alongside the