Dudley – Building a better South

March 13, 2014March 12, 2014

Lambs, Dudley, Ga.

If you’re driving on U.S. Highway 80 through Dudley, Ga., just after the big “Jesus is coming soon” sign, you’ll see a pasture full of sheep on the left inside the town limits near Sixth Street. Here’s another shot highlighted on March 11.

Dudley, home to fewer than 500 people, is about seven miles west of Dublin, Ga., the county seat of Laurens County. Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty.

March 11, 2014March 12, 2014

B-a-a, Dudley, Ga.

February 13, 2014February 12, 2014

Jesus sign, Dudley, Ga.

You can’t miss this sign in Dudley, Ga., that VanishingSouthGeorgia.com Brian Brown calls “Roadside Religion.”

Better South President Andy Brack remembers Dudley as a home to a great aunt who passed away a few years back. Dudley, home to fewer than 500 people, is in Laurens County in the middle of Georgia. Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty.