According to today's Wall Street Journal, Kenny Rogers and his lady are planning a return to the Classic City.
This article details plans for Rogers -- a country icon of the 1970s and 1980s -- to sell his Atlanta mansion (pictured) and return to his "ranch" outside of Athens. I'm not sure if this is the one he used to live on near Winterville and Colbert called Beaver Dam Farms. Through the years, Kenny built a beautiful home and golf course out there. In the early 2000s the farm was sold to some speculators several years ago who then partnered with the Classic Center -- or a different location. There has not been much news about Beaver Dam Farms in recent months, so perhaps he has repurchased his former home.
Either way, welcome back, Kenny! It's good to see another country musician returning to the Classic City after time away -- once the Classic City gets in your system, you can't get it out. Let's have a Six Pack to celebrate!
P.S. Photos of the Rogers' Atlanta home and grounds are above. Note also that the referenced slideshow on the top photo does not work.
UPDATE: The AJC is reporting that Kenny's new home is on a 150 acre estate in Nicholson, just up the road in Jackson County. He describes it to AJC reporter Julie Hairston as "kind of like Disneyland with animals." Other details aside from the new home include a seven-acre lake stocked with fish and five miles of groomed trails for walking or biking.
3 comments:
Interesting that the Wall Street Journal covered this. Looks like Kenny has some good PR counsel that got him scores in the national press and big local daily.
The AJC is ramping up its home coverage pretty aggressively so probably not a big surprise there. Am surprised he managed to keep a 150-acre estate in Jackson County a secret though.
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know when to hold
know when to walk away
know when to run
you never count your money
when you're sitting at the table
they'll be time enough to count'em
when the dealing's done
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