A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for Grass Roots Equipment & Outdoors, Friday, April 27, 2018. Grass Roots is locally owned and operated by Bill Miller and Health Carlton, and carries products such as Massey Ferguson, Stihl, Rhino, Gravely, eXmark, and Bush Hog. They are also handle Disc Golf equipment and Kayaks.
Grass Roots is located at 925 Batesville Blvd in Southside. For more information please call 870-569-8086 or visit them on Facebook. Ambassadors from the Batesville Area Chamber included: Ashley Engles (Citizens Bank), Tracy McClurg (Citizens Bank), Bill Olivia (Community Bank Professionals), Rachael Fisher (First Community Bank), Alan Price (FNBC), Shalyn Carlile (Habitat for Humanity), Brittney Harris (Independence County Off Road), Lisa Pinkston (Network of Community Options), Cara Richmond (Peco Foods), Brook Cossey (Simply Southern Boutique & Engraving), Bridget Goforth (Southern Bank), Julie Hinkle (Southern Bank), Keith Tuggle (Tuggle Investments), Chad Whiteaker (WRDE), Gena Reis (WRDE), and Ashley Keck (White River Health System Foundation).
