▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Black she ar , ▁Georgia , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Way cross ▁Mic ropol itan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁community ▁name ▁was ▁originally ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁store ▁that ▁was ▁once ▁at ▁this ▁location . ▁J ot ▁Em ▁Down ▁Store ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁feed ▁and ▁seed ▁store ▁that ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁store ▁for ▁the ▁far mers ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁When ▁the ▁far mers ▁met ▁hard ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁store ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁close . ▁Now ▁closed ▁and ▁demol ished ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁real ignment ▁of ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁James ▁Loop , ▁Old ▁Al ma ▁R d . ▁and ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 0 3 , ▁however ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁still ▁referenced ▁by ▁loc als . ▁ ▁The ▁name , ▁J ot ▁Em ▁Down ▁Store , ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁name ▁for ▁general ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁store ▁owner ▁j ot ting ▁down ▁what ▁the ▁customer ▁purchased ▁and ▁allowing ▁the ▁customer ▁to ▁pay ▁later . ▁ ▁Location ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁specific ▁area ▁in ▁Pier ce ▁County ▁that ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁Old ▁Al ma ▁R d . ▁mer ges ▁into ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 0 3 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁small ▁d irt ▁road ▁called ▁James ▁Loop ▁meets