Willacoochee sits low in the wiregrass country, pines on every horizon and the Satilla gathering itself somewhere out east of town. August here is a wall of heat by ten in the morning, so the mowers roll early and the water jug rides up front. Hardcore Lawn Service cuts, trims out fence lines and pine trunks, edges the walks and drives, and clears the clippings before pulling away. In a town this open, a yard held even and edged clean can be seen from the road and says something plain about the house behind it. Willacoochee, Pearson, Douglas and the Atkinson County roads all get worked.