Potato drop delayed until February

<p>Local residents will still have the chance to pick up a free 10-pound sack of potatoes during the annual Potato Drop, but they have to wait another few months to do so.</p><p>The annual potato distribution organized by Grace United Methodist Church will be postponed until Feb. 23. In past years, the potato drop event has been in December.</p><p>The organization that provides the potatoes, the Society of St. Andrew, cannot provide the 42,000 pounds of potatoes that they normally do until February, said Andy Kinsey, pastor at Grace United Methodist Church.</p><p>The potato distribution, in which people simply drive up and are given a 10-pound bag of tubers, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 23.</p>