T.O. Richardson and T&T Logging, a 3rd generation business in Hinds County by Vickie King, Mississippi Today December 16, 2024 T.O. Richarson, 36, rolls up after transporting a log load to Hermanville. Dust devils swirl in his wake, dancing behind the log hauler he calls... his baby. T.O. Richardson, owner of T&T Logging, at a job site in Jackson where he and his crew cleared 110 acres of pine trees, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. The weather is perfect.
"Work boots and a cap, instead of a suit and tie," said Richardson, remembering, adding with emphasis,"not a gangsta in the streets, a baller or an entertainer. A working man. I knew early I wanted to work for myself. Have my own business. And that comes from my daddy. He taught us hard work. He instilled that in us." Cut timber is trimmed by T&T loggers on a tract of land the company is clearing in Jackson, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.