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1 of A Kind 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yardsale Ag Georgia Farm Credit Agri-AFC, LLC Sylvester AIC Wireless Albany Department of Labor American Nails American Sunbelt Auctioneers, Inc 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 Friends Humane Society Billie and Vickie Young Birdsong Peanuts BJ's Country Cafe Boy Scout Troup 100 Brooks Auto Parts Brownlee-Bozeman Agency Bryan and Jordan Body and Paint Shop Bryce Johnson Calhoun Produce Camille Taylor, Century 21, Smith, Branch Charlotte Jolley 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 Custom Cut Signs & Graphics D & B A/C and Mechanical Service, Inc Dairy Queen of Sylvester, Inc David Register Dialysis Clinic, Inc Donna King Dorothy D. McKellar Dough Gaughf Plumbing & Electrical Doug Hughes Pest Control Down Town Sylvester Farmer's Market Dr. Henry Gordon Davis Jr., MD Dr. Larry D. Daugherty, DMD, PC Ed Rynders Emerald Garden Center Event Technical Services, Inc. Factory Connection, LLC Family Vision Outreach, Inc. Farm Commodities, Inc. Farmers Home Furniture Fat Boy's Backyard BBQ & More First Baptist Church Ford Insurance Agency, Inc Fred Dent Free Diagnostics Auto Repair Fresco Italiano Futrill Auto Parts, Inc Gail R. Wiles Georgia Peanut Festival Georgia Power Company Gibbs Pecan & Shelling Glenn's Corner Pharmacy Globe Financial Services Green Mountain Lodge Green Oaks Center Greg Sellars Gwen Isdell Hairitage Salon Hal Carter Construction Handy Andy HealthPlus Family Practice Heritage Bank of the South 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 Jeff Hobby Jefford's Farms Jim Hinton Oil Co. of GA, Inc. Jimmy Sanders, Inc. John L Green, Sr. John McPhaul Johnson Tax Service Jump Start Automotive Karen McDonald Kentucky Fried Chicken/ Taco Bell Kiwanis Club of Sylvester Langdale Chevrolet Lawhorne Storage ManPower Mary Alice Shipp Community Develop. Corp Matt Medders Medders Associates Survey, Inc. Medders Enterprises, Inc. Medders Irrigation, LLC Milan Food Mart Miss Georgee's Play-Kare Mitchell EMC Mobley Gin Company Montgomery Promotions, Inc Moultrie Technical College NAPA Nell Ford Nethers Old Fashioned Pork Skins, Inc. Norman Crowe, Jr. Norman Park Gin Olam Edible Nuts/Universal Blanchers Paradise Estates Apartments Paragon Foods, Inc. Personal Finance Phoebe Worth Family Medicine Phoebe Worth Medical Center Pine Shadows Manor, Inc. Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church Plantation Publishing Company, Inc. Poulan Pecan Co., Inc. Powell Contract Services LLC Powell's Refrigeration Purchasing Alliance Solutions, Inc. Radio Shack Dealer Relwof Farms Trucking, Inc. Ridley Monk Ruth's Cottage / The Pancake House Sarah McCrary Security Finance Shelly McPhaul Shipp Shape Lawn Service Snipes Piggly Wiggly (Tom Tom Foods) Southern Auto Lock / Montgomery Southern Express Lube, Inc. Southern Woods Plantation, Inc. Southland Transportation, Inc. Specialty Sales Company 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 Farmers Market Sylvester Health Care, Inc. Sylvester Inn Sylvester Plaza, LTD Partnership Sylvester-Worth County Rec Dept The Melanie Hurst Corp The Sylvester Local News Timothy Coley Total Merchant Services of GA Tyson Steel Building Products, Inc. Venice Meeks Virginia Andrews Visions of Sylvester Walgreens Warwick HealthCare 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 Worth County Elementary School Worth County Extension Service Worth County Forestry Queens Worth County Health Department Worth County High School Worth County Middle School Worth County Primary School Worth Finance Corporation Worth Gin Company, Inc. Worth Insurance Agency, Inc. Worthit2u.net Mark Your Calendars!
Family Visions Outreach, Inc. 02/23/2013 A Black History Monumental Play "Say No TO THe Row"
new event
Career Day/Worth County High School
Worth County Forestry Scholarship Pageant
Mom Prom
Worth County Relay for Life Beauty Pageant
Government Committee Meetings
Membership Committee
Retail Tourism
Student Government Tour
Survivor Dinner
Education Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Government Committee Meetings
Membership Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Retail Tourism | Special Recognition!
Congratulations - Chamber Annual Dinner Award Recepients!
2012 Goodwill Ambassador Award - Shelly McPhaul 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award - Mary King Givens 2012 Business of the Year Award - Sunbelt Ford Special Award Recogintion for Hard work and Dedication: Worth County High School Students Michael French and Alexius Davis WCHS DECA members place at Region Contest Eight first-year DECA members along with their advisor Mrs. Amanda Nees from Worth County High School attended Region Competition hosted by Mrs. Susan Fuler at Crisp county High School in Cordele. Chamber News Georgia Peanut Festival Apps for Arts, Crafts, and Food Vendors Updated for 2013! Click for the Vendor Welcome Letter Visit the Events Page for links to updated apps. 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. Exclusive Wellness Program for our Business Members!
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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! Sylvester-Worth Co. News
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. Click for Application and More Information or call (229) 344-4029 for additional information. Classes & Seminars  Chamber members receive a discount, only a few openings left!  (Click Banner to see classes offered this month!) Government News NEWS RELEASE: Applications Being Accepted for USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) Contact: Deborah Callahan (706) 546-2162
ATHENS- January 23, 2013 Applications are currently being accepted for the Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) for projected 2013 funding of the program. The Rural Development’s RBEG program provides grants for rural projects that finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses, help fund distance learning networks, and help fund employment related adult education programs. To assist with business development, RBEGs may fund a broad array of activities.
The deadline to submit RBEG applications in Georgia has been set for February 22, 2013. The Federal Budget has not been approved and a Notice of Funds Availability has not been issued for this program at this time however, due to the need to be prepared for selecting and obligating projects in anticipation of 2013 funding, applications are now being accepted. In years past, RBEG state allocated funds were due to be obligated by June 30th of the year of application. Rural public entities (towns, communities, State agencies, and authorities), Indian tribes and rural private non-profit corporations are eligible to apply for funding. At least 51 percent of the outstanding interest in any project must have membership or be owned by U.S. citizens or resident aliens. Applicants should contact their Rural Development Area Office to apply. Click here for a list of Georgia Rural Development Offices. President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President’s leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America’s economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA’s investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values. President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are committed to a smarter use of Federal resources to foster sustainable economic prosperity and ensure the government is a strong partner for businesses, entrepreneurs and working families in rural communities. USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, has an active portfolio of more than $176 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.  New Online Filing & Searching for Secretary of State’s Corporations Division. Click for More Information
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