Casino mesmerizes hard-luck county Leaders fail to lure other industries, jobs.
He fears his daughter, learning to be a mechanic, will have to leave the area if she can't find work. The economic tide that has buoyed much of the Southeast this decade has left Hancock County beached on an economic sandbar. There was no hope here. The more I hear about this project, I don't think there's another thing in this world that would be better to come here. And no amount of Bible-thumping by religious opponents or opposition from state officials, including the governor, has discouraged folks in Sparta from seizing the opportunity.