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Chamber Members
1 of A Kind 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yardsale 3 G’s Auction 3 Squares Diner Ag Georgia Credit Agri-AFC, LLC Sylvester AIC Wireless Albany Department of Labor American Nails Ann Goldinger Ashley's Business Solutions, Inc. Astro Exterminating Service, Inc AT&T Georgia B&C Sporting Goods Banks Funeral Home Barbara Odom Barnyard Creations Beckstrom Photography Becky Geer Best Friend Humane Society Birdsong Peanuts BJ's Country Cafe Boy Scout Troup 100 Brown Milling & Peanut Co Brownlee-Bozeman Agency Bryan and Jordan Body and Paint Shop Bryce Johnson Calhoun Produce Camille Taylor, Century 21, Smith, Branch & Pope Charlotte Jolley CASA- Court Appointed Special Advocate Cindy's Flower & Gift Shop, LLC City of Poulan City of Sumner City of Sylvester City of Warwick Coastal Plain CASA, Inc. Colony Bank of Worth Colquitt Regional Home Care/Worth County ConAgra Foods BSC AP Conger LP Gas, Inc. Country Bouquet & Bridal Registry Countryside Animal Clinic County Line Bulldozer D & B A/C and Mechanical Service, Inc Dairy Queen of Sylvester David Register Denise Binns Dialysis Clinic, Inc Donna King Dorothy McKellar Doug Hughes Pest Control Down Town Sylvester Farmer's Market Dr. Henry Gordon Davis Jr., MD Dr. Larry D. Daugherty, DMD, PC Economic Development Authority Elite Images USA EMC Engineering Services, Inc Emerald Garden Center Event Technical Services, Inc. Factory Connection, LLC Family Visions Outreach, Inc. Farm Commodities, Inc. Farmers Home Furniture Fat Boy's Backyard BBQ & More First Baptist Church Fletcher-Yearta Jewelers Bill Ford Insurance Agency, Inc Fred Dent Free Diagnostics Auto Repair Fresco Italiano Ristorante Futrill Auto Parts, Inc Gail R. Wyles Gaughf Plumbing & Electrical Gay's Foods, Inc. Georgia Binns Georgia Credit Financing Company Georgia Peanut Festival Georgia Pecan Company, LLC Georgia Power Company Gibbs Pecan & Shelling Glenn's Corner Pharmacy Globe Financial Services Goody's Green Mountain Lodge 130 Green Oaks Center Greg Sellars Hairitage Salon Hal Carter Construction Handy Andy Heritage Bank of the South Herring Business Products Inc OCE` Herring CPA Group Housing Authority of City of Sylvester Hudson and NeSmith CPA'S J.H. Harvey's Co., LLC Jackson's Soul Food Jay Crowe, Attorney at Law, LLC Jean Brooks Jeff Hobby Jefford's Farms Jim Hinton Oil Co. of GA, Inc. John L. Green Sr. Jimmy Sanders, Inc. John and Shelly McPhaul Johnson Electronic Systems, Inc. Johnson Tax Service Jump Start Automotive Karen McDonald Katherne F. Williams Kentucky Fried Chicken/ Taco Bell Kiwanis Club of Sylvester Langdale Chevrolet Lawhorne Storage Margaret Jones Library Mary Alice Shipp Community Develop. Corp Matt Medders Medders Associates Survey, Inc. Medders Enterprises, Inc. Medders Irrigation, LLC Miss Georgee's Play-Kare Mitchell EMC Mobley Gin Company Montgomery Promotions, Inc Moultrie Technical College Mr. Ridley Monk MRM Recycling, Inc. NAPA Napa Auto & Truck Parts {BrooksAuto Parts} Nell Ford Nethers Old Fashioned Pork Skins, Inc. Norman Crowe, Jr. Norman Park Gin Olam Edible Nuts/Universal Blanchers Pa's Plants Pap's Fried Chicken Paradise Estates Apartments Personal Finance Phoebe Worth Family Medicine Phoebe Worth Medical Center Pine Shadows Retirement Manor Plantation Publishing Company, Inc. Poulan Pecan Co., Inc. Powell Contract Services LLC Powell's Refrigeration Professional Sound Entertainment Purchasing Alliance Solutions, Inc. Radio Shack Dealer Relwof Farms Trucking, Inc. Ruth's Cottage/ The Patticake House Sarah McCrary Security Finance Shipp Shape Lawn Service Short and Paulk Supply Singletary & Son Tire Company, Inc. Snipes Piggly Wiggly(Tom Tom Foods) Southern Auto Lock/Montgomery Southern Express Lube, Inc. Southern Heritage Woodworks, Inc. Southern Woods Plantation, Inc. Southland Transportation, Inc. Specialty Sales Company State Representative Ed Rynders Stuart Pate State Farm Agency Sumner Peanut Co., Inc. Sunbelt Ford, Inc. SunTrust Bank Superior Machine Works Sylvester Animal Hospital Sylvester Banking Company Sylvester Computer Guy Sylvester Family Practice/HealthPlus Sylvester Farmers Market Sylvester Health Care, Inc. Sylvester Plaza, LTD Partnership Sylvester-Worth County Rec Dept The Melanie Hurst Corp The Sumner Egg Festival The Sylvester Local News Tift Regional HealthPlus Timothy Coley Tina Pate Total Merchant Services of GA Tyson Steel Building Products, Inc. Venice Meeks Virginia Andrews Visions of Sylvester Walgreens of Sylvester Warwick Blackshear Business Organization Warwick Health Care Warwick Septic Tank, Inc. WCHS Achievement Boosters WCHS Band Boosters William C. Rouse, Contracting Williams Insurance Agency, Inc. Willie Mae Marlin Woodmen of the World Worth Air Heating and Cooling, Inc. Worth County Board of Education Worth County EDA Worth County Elementary School Worth County Extension Service Worth County Farm Bureau, Inc Worth County Forestry Queens Worth County Health Department Worth County High School Worth County Middle School Worth County Motors, LLC Worth County Primary School Worth Finance Corporation Worth Gin Company, Inc. Worth Insurance Agency, Inc. Worthit2u.net Mark Your Calendars!
Events Committee 01/30/2013 Meets quarterly on the 3rd Wednesday
Blood Drive
Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner
Gibbs Pecan & Shelling/Customer Appreciation Day
Education Committee
Valentine Dinner Fundraiser
Daddy Daughter Dance
Job Career Day/Worth County High School
Worth County Forestry Scholarship Pageant
Mom Prom
Government Committee Meetings
Membership Committee
Events Committee
Retail Tourism
Student Government Tour
Survivor Dinner
Education Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee | Best Friends Humane Society Thank you to all who have participated in the events during the past few months. Parades, photo sessions and holiday festivities! Hold onto your hats... there's lots more to come! Read More In Our Newsletter! IMPORTANT!! Click for Information on the State of Georgia Tax Changes for 2013 
We are notifying you of an increase in our Counties Tax Tier Status. If you are an industry that claims Job Tax Credits and plan to do so for 2013 we have attached the site where you can find the notice of intent form for you to fill out. You need to file the notice of intent by February 15, 2013, to keep the 2012 Tax Credit.
If you are a Business or Industry that claims Job Tax Credits, click this link for information on the 2013 Tax Tier Status. If you should have any questions concerning this matter please do not hesitate to call the Worth County Economic Development Authority at 229-776-7599. What's News at the Chamber!
JOIN US FOR OUR
31st ANNUAL CHAMBER DINNER! Plans are well under way for our 31st Annual Dinner. Our theme this year is "Building a Better Community with the Can Do Crew". It will be held at the Worth County Community Center on February 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM. Menu consists of Prime Loin, Grilled Asparagus, Carrot/Squash Medley, Asian Salad, Yeast Rolls, Lava Cake/Ice Cream, Water and Tea. The WC High School Jazz Trio will provide entertainment and Hugh Hardy from Carroll's Sausage will be our Meat Carver. We have a wonderful evening of networking and fellowship planned!! Sponsorships - Avialable through Jan 24 and Tickets are now on sale at the Chamber. Seats are limited so get your tickets today! Click for More Information
Door prize and silent auction item sponsor opportunities:
Feb. 27-March 1 – Georgia Agritourism Association in Tifton – this association is looking for silent auction items, both large and small. Donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, and all funds generated from the Silent Auction go to support educational scholarships and other GAA activities related to the continuation of educational opportunities, and growing the agritourism industry in Georgia. Please contact Sarah Cook to let her know if you are interested: Sarah Cook, Silent Auction Committee Chair, 229-391-6882, scook@georgia.org. www.georgiaagritourism.org March 3-4 – Winter Chautauqua Tourism Conference in Rome – The Historic High Country Travel Association is soliciting door prizes to be given away at this gathering of tourism, downtown, chamber and government officials. Winter Chautauqua’s annual conference strives to provide quality tourism education at an affordable price so businesses and non-profits of all sizes can take advantage of the opportunity. Details are found at www.winterchautauqua.com (registration now open, too!) If you are interested in providing a door prize, please contact either Ann Hortman at the Rome CVB ahortman@romega.us or myself Janet Cochran at jcochran@georgia.org.  Let's Take A Trip Together! Fantastic group travel rate for 9 day all inclusive trip including airfare accommodations & 2 meals a day Click for More Information.
Chamber Annex Rental Information
The Sylvester - Worth County Chamber of Commerce Annex {Old Chamber Location - Hwy 82} is now Available for rent on your next upcoming event... Baby Shower, Bridal Party, Birthday Party or Family Event. At the present time the Annex is not handicap accessible, it will be the responsibility of the rental party to have the building handicap accessible for your event. Contact your local Chamber for more information. 229-776-7718 and view the Application HERE. Take Advantage of Member Benefits! We want to offer our community LOCAL reasons to Stop and Shop in our own community. If you haven't already taken advantage of the many benefits our Chamber Web Page has to offer you now is the time to do so. Log in and browse the back end of our web page and create your own "Mini" Web page and create your own coupons! Let's show off why we are definitely "WORTH" the Trip! What's News in Sylvester - Worth County!
Blood Drive
Margaret Jones Public Library
January 31, 2013 2pm until 7pm
WCHS Achievment Boosters Valentine Dinner Fundraiser
Event Date: 02/15/2013
Description: Worth County High School Achievement Booster Club is hosting a steak dinner for two. Time of Day: 7pm - 9pm Contact Name: Traci Chesser Contact Email: wchs.abc@gmail.com Contact Phone: 478-733-6000 Address: WCHS Cafeteria 406 W. King Street Sylvester GA 31791 Details w/ costs: Tickets are $100. This includes a steak dinner and the trimmings for two people. Door prizes will be given and your ticket goes into a drawing to win $1000
Family Visions Outreach, Inc. Presents “SAY NO to the ROW”
February 23, 2013 @ 6:00PM
Sumner Auditorium 704 Walnut Street Sumner, GA 31789 Admission: $10.00 For More Information: (229)777-7704 Click to see the Flyer
Worth County Forestry Scholarship Pageant
March 9, 2013 @ 5pm in Sumner, GA.
We are now able to accept credit cards and debit cards with a 2.70% surcharge at the door the night of the pageant. Also accepting PayPal. The local queens enjoy a fun year filled with appearances as well as have their entry fees paid for the Miss Georgia Forestry State Scholarship pageant in June 2013. Any contestant competing in a local forestry prelim automatically qualifies to compete in the Miss U.S. National Forestry Scholarship Pageant Labor Day Weekend in Tifton, GA. Call (229) 344-4029 for additional information. Classes & Seminars  
UGA SBDC and GA Tech PTAC sponsors "Procurement Boot Camp"
January 30, 2013 Click for More Information    Government News New Online Filing & Searching for Secretary of State’s Corporations Division. Click for More Information
DISCLAIMER: THE SYLVESTER- WORTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOES NOT ADVOCATE OR ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE OR LEGISLATIVE ISSUE. The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce feels it is important TO GET THE FACTS on legislative issues and candidates. The information in this box is provided to inform the public on forums available for informational purposes only.
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