PHOTOS: Doerun man restores and collects tractors

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James Fillyaw has spent years finding and restoring old farm equipment, but his favorite is John Deere. Some of the antiques are staples in parades in the area. He also has collectible model tractors.

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Alan has been a reporter for 30 years, including at The Moultrie Observer, Thomasville Times-Enterprise and The Albany Herald. His favorite book is “Catch-22,” and he has an Australian shepherd/American bulldog mix named Maxwell.

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