Welcome New Members!
A Lil Taste of New Orleans
Alica Segura
Join Date: 09/22/2020
Thank You Renewals!
Crown Networking Consultants, Inc.
Woody Boyd
521 W. Broad Ave
Albany, GA 31701
Phone: (229) 733-8576
Fax: (229) 317-7941
Website - Facebook - Chamber Page
Member Since: 09/18/2018
Cypress Pond Farms
John & Kayla Sowell
1821 Bridgeboro Anderson City Rd.
Doerun, GA 31744
Phone: (229) 344-3338
Website - Facebook - Chamber Page
Member Since: 08/20/2018
Today's Weird Holidays!
Every Tuesday, we will be sharing what the day's weird holidays are!
National Voter Registration Day
National Elephant Appreciation Day
Hobbit Day
The Perfect Blend of Old & New
Every week we will be posting a new video of businesses in Worth County. We will help to tell their story of how they began and why they chose to stay in Worth County. Be sure to check in weekly for new businesses!
For this week's video, click here!
Lights of Love Updates
As of now, they are planning to do the ceremony in person. The date is Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 pm at Phoebe Worth. The plan is to set the chairs up socially distanced and masks will be required. They will keep monitoring the situation and if they need to take the event virtual they will.
Throw Back Tuesday
Every week, the Sylvester Local has a section in their newspaper called "Looking back through the Years". This section showcases different events that happened on certain days many years ago. Every week, we will be showcasing parts of their section in our newsletter!
60 Years Ago - September 15, 1960
"James William (Bill) McCord of Sylvester, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W McCord, has enrolled for his freshman year at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He graduated from Sylvester high school and attended the University of Georgia where he received his BS degree last spring. McCord is one of 100 Freshman students admitted by the Medical College of Georgia this year.
Harmon Jeffords, president and manager of Worth Milling Company, this week disclosed that the owners of this company have purchased the Turner County Grain and Elevator Company in Sycamore and will operate the new business under the name of Turner Milling Company. Owners of this plant and the Sylvester plant are Mr. Jeffords, Dr. Tom Sutton, John Sledge and James Sledge."
If you'd like to see more from the Sylvester Local, please visit their website here. You can also subscribe to the Sylvester Local by calling them at (229) 776 3991.
Job Opportunities!
The state is hiring temporary hourly workers for COVID-19 response. If you are interested, click here!
SBDC Free Webinars!
"In order to help small businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19, we are currently offering all continuing education programming at no direct cost for the calendar year 2020 thanks to special funding from the CARES Act."
To help businesses recover, SBDC is offering free webinars at no direct cost for the year 2020. To see what they have to offer, please click here.
Free COVID-19 Awareness Course
OSHAcampus is offering a free course on COVID-19 awareness. This course will help you to understand how the virus spreads and how to best protect yourself from it.
To access this FREE course, click here.
COVID-19 Test Registration
Quick Guide to register for COVID-19 testing!
Visit the website, https://covid19.dph.ga.gov/ or scan this QR code!
For a guide to how to register, click the QR code to access the guide.
Crisis and Support Hotlines
Georgia COVID-19 Emotional Support Line - 866-399-8938
The Georgia COVID-19 Emotional Support line provides 24/7 free and confidential assistance to callers needing emotional support or resource information as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is staffed by volunteer mental health professionals and others who have received crisis counseling training.
Georgia Crisis & Access Line - 1-800-715-4225
The Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) is available 24/7 to help you or someone you care for in a crisis.
CARES Warm Line - 1-844-326-5400
Call or text every day of the year 8:30 am - 11:00 pm for help with substance abuse challenges.
COVID-19 Hotline - 844-442-2681
The Georgia Department of Health has this hotline for people who believe that they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed. They ask that if you show symptoms or have been exposed, please also contact your primary care doctor or an urgent care clinic.
Peer2Peer Warm Line - 888-945-1414
This line provides Georgians the opportunity to receive peer support of the phone 24 hours a day. You can also visit their website at www.peer2peer.center
Local Personal Protective Equipment Resources
Daughtry's Empire Market
Carol Daughtry
105 N. Isabella St.
Sylvester, Georgia 31791
(229) 821-3246
Masks and Hand Sanitizer
Snipes Piggly Wiggly
631 E Franklin St
Sylvester, Georgia 31791
(229) 776-5868
Face Guards, Hand Sanitizer
Disinfecting & Sanitizing Solutions​
Lizette Hatcher
Owner of DSS, LLC
(770) 713-2138
Local Distributor
Disinfectant
Glenn's Corner Pharmacy
631 E Franklin St
Sylvester, Georgia 31791
(229) 776-3600
The Gift Barn
111 E. Franklin Street
Sylvester, Georgia 31791
(229) 449-7812
Face Masks
M & M Sales
Ches Linda Phillips Mangham
(229) 389-7446
Masks, Face Guards, Shields for Businesses, COVID-19 Signage
The Sylvester Computer Guy
502 W Franklin Street
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 234-2317
Masks, Face Shields, Hand Sanitizer
Land Works
Eric Hatcher
102 N Isabella Street
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 776-1077
Sanitize and Disinfect
Alchemy Games & Coffee Shoppe
Timothy Haire Jr.
121 E. Front Street
Sylvester, Georgia 31791
(229) 463-7040
Hand Sanitizer, Free Essential Oils for Sanitizer, Cloth Masks
Sylvester Best Deals
Jeaneen Harrell
115 W. Kelly St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 821-3402
Reusable Masks, Disposable Masks, Hand Sanitizer
State Personal Protective Equipment Resources
For the list of state resources, click here!
Geocaching
Geocaching is a way for you to see the community. The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber has hidden Geocaches all around Worth County. It is up to you to explore and find them.
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National Voter Registration Day!
Today is National Voter Registration Day!
Register to vote today on your MyGeorgiaVoter page here!
Census 2020
Click here to find out more about why the 2020 Census is important to you!
Stop & Shop Local
As many of you may know, we have a Facebook group that has been created for our members to advertise their businesses! With this page, they can post any sales they may be having or anything they want the community of Sylvester-Worth County to know about their business.
With this being said, we do go through and approve each post individually to ensure they are appropriate for this page. We have attached the link below and hope that you all will follow our page and use it to your advantage as a member benefit.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/swcountychamber
If you have any questions feel free to contact us at (229)776-7718 or info@swcountychamber.com!
Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings!
Called to Care Volunteers
The Martin News
Here is an article from last week's Martin News! For more from the Martin News, click the link here.
Georgia Peanut Festival Updates
For over 50 years, the Georgia Peanut Festival has been a premier event in Southwest Georgia. This year, due to growing concerns for the safety of our visitors, volunteers, and vendors, the committee has made the difficult decision to cancel ALL activities planned for the remainder of the year. The decision to cancel was not made lightly or spur of the moment. The committee has closely monitored information from the Governor, our local health department, and other entities for several months. Please know that while our hearts are saddened for 2020, we are also excited to begin work on next year’s festival. Please plan on joining us in October 2021.
COVID-19 Resources
For more updates, please visit our Facebook page. We also encourage you to look at other resources such as the CDC and the Georgia Department of Health for updates about COVID-19. For more updates, please visit our website.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has recently unveiled their ''Reopening Business Digital Resource Center". This site provides up-to-date state guidelines, sector-specific guidance, small business advice, and other resources to help businesses safely return to work. For access to this website, please click here.
Georgia Center for Nonprofits
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits has put together to collect info on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting nonprofits. Click here!
The Georgia Business Action Network
(Click the image below to access the Legislative Update)
2021 Leadership Worth Application
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