VALDOSTA — Mark Corbett of Lake Park was recently elected to represent Echols County on the Alapaha Soil and Water Conservation District. He will serve the Conservation District for a four-year term.

Mark was born and raised in Echols County. He graduated from Echols County High School as the Class of 1978 and attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College to receive his Agriculture Equipment Technology Certification. Mark then went on to work for PCA in Valdosta from 1983 to 2000. In 2000, he joined his brother in the family business, Corbett Electrical Construction, as the supervisor of the traffic signal installation division. Mark spent his time with the electrical company overseeing and installing traffic signals across South Georgia and continued to farm a variety of crops as a sixth-generation family farmer. He recently entered into the fruit production industry and now grows a variety of citrus fruit including satsumas, grapefruit, navel oranges, hamlin oranges, and shiranui. Mark retired from Corbett Electrical Construction and now focuses on his citrus operation and enjoys spending his time with his wife, four children, and five grandchildren. He continues to instill the passion for agriculture into the next generation and he looks forward to serving the Alapaha Soil and Water Conservation District.

The Alapaha Soil and Water Conservation District is a unit of state government that directs natural resource management programs in Berrian, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes Counties. The District works with farmers, landowners, homeowners, and with other units of government to educate and actively promote programs and practices that support the conservation, and use and development of soil, water, and related resources. More information can be found at www.gacd.us/alapaha.