OZARK - A gift shop inside a historic building on the courthouse square in the Dale County seat is marking the official passing of the baton of ownership with a nod to the past and a look to the future.
Ozark native Ben McLauchlin is the new owner of Market on the Square. He is joined by team members Landra Siegfried and Yvette Santos working to keep the same regional and unique products while introducing a crayon-yellow and white tiled décor to coordinate with the yellow and teal branding.
“We’re expanding our line of Southern products to include some of my favorite grits from North Georgia, and we have olive oil from an olive tree orchard in Texas that is delicious, interesting and different,” McLauchlin said. “We’re keeping the honey from Skipperville but we’ve brought some in from Do