By Dean Dyer, WRWH
Hix Hardware & Furniture, first opened in Cleveland in 1945, will close its doors in the near future. Owners Bradley Greene and Charlie Thomas say it s time for them to retire. (Photo: Dean Dyer)
An iconic business on the square in Downtown Cleveland will soon close its doors as the two business owners have decided it s time for them to retire.
Bradley Greene and Charlie Thomas, the owners of Nix Hardware and Furniture, have made it public that it s time for them to do something else.
Greene has worked at the store for 46 years, while Thomas has spent 40 years at the business. Nix Hardware was established in 1945 by the late J.L. Nix; Greene and Thomas acquired the business in 2000.
CLEVELAND – As 2021 got underway with a runoff election for two U.S. Senate seats and a one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission, a newly-constituted board assumed responsibility for elections in White County.
Members of the new White County Board of Elections and Registration, appointed by county commissioners, were sworn in last week by Clerk of Courts Dena Adams.
Previously, Probate Judge Garrison Baker served as county election superintendent and Lisa Manning served as chief voter registrar. Baker retired from that office at the end of 2020.
Initially, two members of the board are serving two-year terms, while the remainder are serving four-year terms. In the future, all terms will be for four years of service.