Class of 2026 – To be inducted on February 7, 2026
Doug Fincher (Deceased)
Fresh Air BBQ
Sam Huff
Walter “Stump” McDowell
Henry Pettus (Deceased)
Class of 2025 – Inducted on February 8, 2025.
Big Pig Jig

Lonnie Smith

Tony Thurston (Deceased)
Pictured: Son Scott Thurston and Family

Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame 2025Class Photo with Executive Director

Class of 2024 – Inducted on February 10, 2024.
Sheriff John W. Callaway (Deceased)

GBA Founders (Loraine Khoury, William Khoury, Alex Khoury, & Chelle Brennan)
Pictured: Loraine and Alex Khoury

Danny Meadows

Myron Mixon

Phelps Family (Joe, Carlene, Kell & Janet Phelps)
Pictured: Janet, Carlene & Kell Phelps

Robby Royal

Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame 2024 Class Photo with Executive Director

*More photos, biographies, and other materials for each inductee will be available soon.
