GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Four Georgia governors, among others, paid tribute May 20, to iconic Hall County poultry pioneer Abit Massey.
“I would suggest that a biography needs to be written about Abit Massey and it needs to be titled ‘The Best Governor the State of Georgia Never Had,’” said former Gov. Nathan Deal, who served from 2011 to 2019.
“He not only recognized those elected individuals who served in both the House and Senate, but he recognized their secretaries and their staff,” he said to a crowd gathered at First Baptist Church Gainesville. “He had a style. . .