Chamber cuts ribbon at coffee shop

Hometown Grounds co-owner Amy Polk and her son Brett cut the ribbon at Hometown Grounds Coffee Company. Front (l-r) Calloway Morrell, Emory Sweat, Eli Sweat, and Silas Sweat (held by Rachel Sweat). Back (l-r) Brittany, Welborn, Mary Thomas, Brett Polk, Northeast Florida Economic Development Corp. Vice chair Bob Milner, Business co-owner Amy Polk, Northeast Florida Economic Development Corp. Treasurer Patricia Evans, Kennedy Polk, Bradford County Manager Scott Kornegay, Business co-owner Rachel Sweat, Keith Sweat, Chamber President Pam Whittle and Cindy Russell.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hometown Grounds Coffee Company on April 11. The Stepmother-daughter partnership of Amy Polk and Rachel Sweat opened the business at the corner of Starke’s Thompson and Call Streets on February 1. Sweat said she fell in love with coffee…

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