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1 of A Kind 100 Mile Peanut Pickin Yardsale 3 Squares Diner / Paragon Foods A & S Quality Construction and Plumbing A Bag to Go Ag Georgia Farm Credit Agri-AFC, LLC Sylvester AIC Wireless 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 Destiny Fitness 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 EMC Engineering 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 Fletcher - Yearta Jewelers Ford Insurance Agency, Inc Fred Dent Free Diagnostics Auto Repair Fresco Italiano Futrill Auto Parts, Inc Gail R. Wiles Georgia Department of Labor 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 Hometown Cleaners Hudson and NeSmith CPA'S i luv linens and pearls J.H. Harvey's Co., LLC Jackson's Soul Food Jay Crowe, Attorney at Law, LLC Jean Brooks Jeff Hobby Jefford's Farms Jessie's & Salon 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 M & J Farms M & M Sales, LLC ManPower Mary Alice Shipp Community Develop. Corp Matt Medders Medders Associates Survey, Inc. Medders Enterprises, Inc. Medders Irrigation, LLC Mediacom 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 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 Short & Paulk Supply Company 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 Egg Festival Summer Palace 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 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 Well Services William C. Rouse, Contracting Williams Insurance Agency, Inc. Willie Mae Marlin Woodmen of the World Worth Air Heating & Cooling, Inc. 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!
Membership Committee 07/09/2013 Meets Quarterly on the 2nd Tuesday
Margaret Jones Public Library/Summer Reading Program
First Baptist Church Presents Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Church Presents Vacation Bible School
Worth County Agricultural Education/Canning Plant
First Baptist Church Presents Vacation Bible School
City of Sylvester Mayor and Council Meeting
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Margaret Jones Public Library/Summer Reading Program
Worth County Agricultural Education/Canning Plant
Retail Tourism Meeting
Worth County Agricultural Education/Canning Plant
Margaret Jones Public Library/Summer Reading Program
50th Georgia Peanut Festival Pageant
City of Sylvester Mayor and Council Meeting
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Education Committee
Membership Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee
Retail Tourism Meeting
Government Committee Meetings
50th Georgia Peanut Festival
Education Committee
Agriculture / Farmers Appreciation Committee Local Governance
Worth County Board of Commissioners Every 1st Tuesday at 9:00 am Every 3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm Must submit request to be on agenda by 3 days prior Worth County Board of Education Every 2nd Thursday at 7:00 pm Worth County Economic Development Authority Every 2nd Thursday @ 8:00 am City of Poulan Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm City of Sumner Mayor & Council Meeting Every 1st Monday at 7:00 pm Must submit request to be on agenda by Friday before at 10:00 am City of Sylvester Mayor & Council Meetings Every 3rd Monday @ 7:00 pm Work Session every 1st Monday at 7:00 pm Must present request to be on the agenda by Wednesday before at 12 noon City of Sylvester Downtown Development Authority Every 2nd Tuesday at 5:30 pm City of Warwick Every 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 pm Sylvester - Worth County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Every 4th Thursday @ 12 Noon | Chamber News
Farmers' Appreciation Dinner Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
 'Celebrating Centennial Farms of Worth County' We are now accepting sponsorships for the 2013 Farmer's Appreciation Dinner on November 21, 2013. If you would like to be a sponsor, and be mentioned in the Peanut Festival Magazine as well as the online ad on Worthit2u.net, the deadline is September 1, 2013.
Your chamber is the primary source for individuals looking for information on business, education, health care, development and the drivers of our economy. One of the greatest vehicles for communicating this important information is through one of the chamber’s most popular publications, the Sylvester - Worth County Chamber Magazine.
This full color glossy magazine is used to promote chamber partner businesses to current residents, newcomers, other businesses and visitors. Along with the contact listings of all our partners, the magazine also has vital community, education and quality of life information. Published every two years, it includes an alphabetical member directory that lists members by category. We will also be printing an updated map of the county in conjunction with the magazine. These magazines and maps will be distributed through the chamber office, visitor centers, other surrounding chambers, newcomers to the community, various businesses and handed out at festivals and events. We have once again partnered with a local business for this project. You should be hearing from Kellie Parten of The Sylvester Local News very soon. Or you can contact her at 229-776-7713 or by email: kellie@thesylvesterlocal.com. Space is limited, so please contact Kellie soon to take advantage of this low cost, high exposure advertising opportunity! The Worth County Schools Partners in Education WCSPIE is a program of the Worth County School System and the Sylvester - Worth County Chamber of Commerce. The relationships created through this program foster a mutually beneficial support system designed to meet the needs of the school through the resources of our community partners. Please consider becoming a Partner in Education today!! For more information call Heather Greene at 229-776-8600 or the Sylvester Worth County Chamber of Commerce at 229-776-7718. Click for More Information and Application 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! Community Fundraisers DRIVE ONE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Saturday, Aug 3rd from 9:00 - 1:00
Sunbelt Ford will hold their second "Drive One for your Community" in the PIGGLY WIGGLY parking lot located at 631 E. Franklin Street. Sunbelt Ford will contribute $20.00 for each person 18 or older who test drives a vehicle. Limit one driver per household. Come out and support your local Chamber Member nonprofit organizations. The last day for non-profit Chamber Members to register for this event is Wednesday, July 31, 2013. For more information, contact the Chamber at 229-776-7718 
As a fundraiser for the Relay for Life of Worth County, ConAgra Foods, Inc./Peter Pan Peanut Butter has compiled a cookbook "Cooking to Make a Difference" are on sale now! Cookbooks are $10 each and all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. The printing costs of the cookbook were sponsored by ConAgra Foods/Peter Pan.
Now available: You may purchase your cookbook at the Sylvester-Worth Chamber of Commerce. Thank you for your support in the fight for a cure. Sylvester-Worth Co. News
July 9 @ 2 pm - Dig into Movies & Popcorn - "Jack the Giant Slayer"
July 16 @ 2 pm - Dig into Movies & Popcorn & Popcorn - "Legend of the Kung Fu Rabbit" July 23 from 2 until 6 pm - Dig into End of Summer Reading with snow cones and balloons   Worth County School News
Worth County Agricultural Education Food Processing Center (Canning Plant)
Formerly the Worth County Board of Education July 9 - July 18 Tuesdays & Thursdays (Will be closed Tuesday, July 9) 8:00 am - 2:00 pm 
BOE Meeting Dates
School Calendar Assessment Calendar Pre-K Supply List Primary School Supply List Elementary School Supply List Middle School Supply List Governance News New Online Filing & Searching for Secretary of State’s Corporations Division. Click for More Information 
Looking for the inside scoop on General Assembly '13? Click for Jim Finch's latest update from Under the Gold Dome.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development budget presentation has also been uploaded to our site. Click here to view it.
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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Worth County is a Work Ready Community! Ask your Chamber of Commerce how you can become Work Ready, too! Regional News
Region 10’s Southwest Georgia Business and Employer Summit
Sponsored by the Georgia Employer Committee and the Georgia Department of Labor is scheduled for Thursday, July 25th at the Mitchell EMC Auditorium, 475 Cairo Road, Camilla, GA from 8:30 am-3:00 pm.
Who Should Attend?
This summit is designed to meet the needs of managers, human resource professionals, business owners, and supervisors who want to operate effectively with the legal climate that is affecting their workplace in 2013. Being prepared for the change that will impact your business is critical. Summit topics will cover labor law updates; unemployment insurance; sustainable healthcare innovations; and harassment, discrimination & retaliation. Speakers for the summit are: Commissioner of Labor, Mark Butler; Cherry Rizer, GDOL Employment & Training Specialist; Jason Willcox, Partner, Moore, Clark, DuVall & Rodgers, PC; and Don Betts, Georgia Tech. This program has been approved for 6.0 recertification credits through HRCI. Registration for the summit is $60 per person and $50 for each additional person from the same company. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. |
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