Georgia-Pacific is launching a year-long commemoration throughout 2016 to honor the mill.
Hosted at the W.E. Skelton 4-H conference center in Roanoke, the conference will host over 30 speakers on topics ranging from Chinese medicinal herbs to sustainable livestock breeding and selection.
The Burg released a 2015 list of local favorites in 60 categories. In five categories, Bedford County businesses made the top three.