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Webb's Café a tradition in Calvert for 60 years
For some years the eatery has operated under the name of the Bee Hive Cafe, but took back its original name after Barnett took over the operation from her mother, Lillian Webb, who had run it since the 1960s. The cafe has been in the family since the 1940s, when it was opened by Barnett's grandmother, Edna Webb, who operated a merchant/grocery store before deciding to add the restaurant. The original location of the business was a few hundred yards north from where it is currently located, on the other side of what is now U.S. Highway 43. "At that time is was a twolane road," said Barnett. "Some folks can even remember when it was dirt."
Barnett was asked by her mother if she wanted to take over the business after her father, Lamar Webb, began to experience failing health. "I was leaving the sheriff's department following the retirement of Sheriff William Wheat, so I guess you could say one door closed and another opened." She and her husband Mike, who is the police chief of McIntosh, took on the task of remodeling the building. Her brother, Andy had owned it for a few years and changed the name to the Bee Hive, a reflection of his trade as a bee keeper. Stepping inside is almost like taking a trip back in time. The walls are lined with photos and historical memorabilia.
Open from 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Barnett said business has been pretty good with all the construction going on in the area. "This steel mill is going to change everything," she said. "We expect it to only get busier."
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