Oglethorpe County Commissioner Tracy Norman (from left), owners Blake and Shannon Bailey, and Crawford Mayor Seavy O’Neal prepare to officially open The Grove at Bailey Farms last Saturday. The new venue is on the site of the former Nix farm, which was owned by Aubrey Nix, who died in 1989. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Shannon and Blake Bailey were driving through Oglethorpe County on a Sunday 2½ years ago when they found the old Nix farm.
“We pulled up and I said this is the place, and Blake said what are you …
