Jessica and Dustin Beard, new owners of Fairyland Pharmacy, are so thrilled to be a new part of our special community. They are not strangers to the pharmacy business, as they also own the Magnolia Pharmacy in the Ringgold/Ft. Oglethorpe area. Dustin, a pharmacist, started his career in high school working for a family-owned a pharmacy in Chatsworth and continued there through college.
Dustin earned an associate of applied science degree in respiratory therapy and practiced for two years at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton before going to pharmaceutical school in Savannah, Ga. He practiced at the Walmart pharmacy in Lafayette, Ga., before being promoted to the role of district manager Chattanooga. The Beards opened up the Magnolia Pharmacy in 2021 and knew shortly afterwards that they wanted to expand. Their search eventually led them to the Fairyland Pharmacy, and they contacted Alan and Carlyn Voges, whose family opened the Fairyland Pharmacy in April 1958. Everything clicked, and it is a perfect fit because Fairyland Pharmacy has the same small town feel as the Magnolia Pharmacy.
Right now, Dustin is in the process of considering different options for his future plans. He is going to remodel and update a lot of the interior, and hopefully will be able to handle more of our insurance claims through a different processing company. The wonderful staff and convenient hours will stay the same, and Rhonda Brown and Alan will continue as pharmacists.
The Beards bought the business but not the building and will rent for a year before deciding if they want to buy the building and maybe expand into the space next door. Dustin has been asked by so many people if he is going to put in a soda fountain and an expanded gift store like the Magnolia Pharmacy has. He laughs and says it would be wonderful, but he still considering all of his options and weighing them with the space they have. He is very open to suggestions and wants to know what they can do to make the pharmacy a better place without changing the basics.
Fairyland Pharmacy will still deliver, and you can still charge your purchases. And, next year he will bring back the Christmas open house which is always so much fun, This year he’s going to bring up some gifts for Christmas presents from the Magnolia Pharmacy.
When he finishes his expansion and upgrades, Dustin hopes to have a grand opening in January. The Voges hope so also, because they want to thank all of us on the mountain for supporting them for so many years.
Dustin and Jessica have three children, Dane, 22, a McCallie grad, Mikayla, 19, a GPS grad, and Addie, 17 a senior a GPS. The whole family could not be more thrilled to be part of our community and is excited to get to know us and become part of our family. Dustin is absolutely adorable (which he is going to hate me for saying), very personable and completely down to earth. The Beards will be a perfect fit for our small mountain family!
by Gwin Tugman
Dustin earned an associate of applied science degree in respiratory therapy and practiced for two years at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton before going to pharmaceutical school in Savannah, Ga. He practiced at the Walmart pharmacy in Lafayette, Ga., before being promoted to the role of district manager Chattanooga. The Beards opened up the Magnolia Pharmacy in 2021 and knew shortly afterwards that they wanted to expand. Their search eventually led them to the Fairyland Pharmacy, and they contacted Alan and Carlyn Voges, whose family opened the Fairyland Pharmacy in April 1958. Everything clicked, and it is a perfect fit because Fairyland Pharmacy has the same small town feel as the Magnolia Pharmacy.
Right now, Dustin is in the process of considering different options for his future plans. He is going to remodel and update a lot of the interior, and hopefully will be able to handle more of our insurance claims through a different processing company. The wonderful staff and convenient hours will stay the same, and Rhonda Brown and Alan will continue as pharmacists.
The Beards bought the business but not the building and will rent for a year before deciding if they want to buy the building and maybe expand into the space next door. Dustin has been asked by so many people if he is going to put in a soda fountain and an expanded gift store like the Magnolia Pharmacy has. He laughs and says it would be wonderful, but he still considering all of his options and weighing them with the space they have. He is very open to suggestions and wants to know what they can do to make the pharmacy a better place without changing the basics.
Fairyland Pharmacy will still deliver, and you can still charge your purchases. And, next year he will bring back the Christmas open house which is always so much fun, This year he’s going to bring up some gifts for Christmas presents from the Magnolia Pharmacy.
When he finishes his expansion and upgrades, Dustin hopes to have a grand opening in January. The Voges hope so also, because they want to thank all of us on the mountain for supporting them for so many years.
Dustin and Jessica have three children, Dane, 22, a McCallie grad, Mikayla, 19, a GPS grad, and Addie, 17 a senior a GPS. The whole family could not be more thrilled to be part of our community and is excited to get to know us and become part of our family. Dustin is absolutely adorable (which he is going to hate me for saying), very personable and completely down to earth. The Beards will be a perfect fit for our small mountain family!
by Gwin Tugman
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