If you went to elementary school in the United States, you no doubt learned about Eli Whitney’s cotton gin as an example of how the industrial revolution took previously manual processes and ...

With the gin (short for engine), raw cotton could be quickly cleaned; Suddenly cotton became a profitable crop, transforming the southern economy and changing the dynamics of slavery. The first ...

it’s full steam ahead for our area gins. KCBD stopped by two cotton gins to get an update on their progress and the challenges they face. “This year has been pretty rough,” said Tanner Streety.