Every Tuesday, we will be sharing what the day's weird holidays are!


National Day of the Deployed


National Financial Crime Fighter Day


National Mincemeat Day


National Pumpkin Day


National Tennessee Day

General/Special Election ~ Municipal ~ November 2, 2021
Early Voting ~ October 12-29

On the Ballot:
ESplost ~ Special
City of Sylvester ~ City Council Ward 2 & 4, Mayor

Absentee
Earliest day for applying ~ August 16
Earliest day to send out ballots ~ October 12
Last day to send out ballots ~ October 22

Ruth's Cottage & Patticake House
Sexual Assault Advocate (2 positions)
For more information, please click here.

Worth County Health Department
Public Health Registered Nurse, Level 1, 2, or 3
For more information, please click here.
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Access Medical Clinic
Full-Time LPN
Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
If interested, please email candicecartwright@amcmedicalclinic.com or call 501-413-9713

"The Georgia Rental Assistance Program can provide up to 12 months of rental assistance and utility assistance paid directly to landlords and service providers on behalf of tenants" 

If you would like to apply, click here!

For the updated DPH quarantine guidance to reflect changes released by CDC for persons who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 click here.

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 its ''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!

Georgia Department of Education Updates
Includes the latest state news, school closure information, online learning resources, and more here!

Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report
Track confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state by clicking here.

Conquering a Business Crisis
Contact your local UGA SBDC office for assistance with any of the items in this guide. To access the document, click here. 

Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Assistance Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans offer up to $2 million in assistance for a small business. Learn more and apply here!

Click here for more PPE information & resources!

Click here for a list of State PPE Resources!

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.

If you need help figuring out how long you should stay in isolation or figuring out your quarantine period, use the Department of Public Health link below!

https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-quarantine-calculator

The Worth County Health Department is able to come to your business or church to administer COVID-19 vaccinations! Call (229) 777-2150 to request a vaccine clinic.

 

We are excited to serve you all Sylvester-Worth County!

In an effort to serve you best, we would like to hear from you and gather ideas on what you would like to see from your Chamber!

Feel free to give us a call or send us an email.
229.776.7718
info@swcountychamber.com

   

The Worth County Rams Baseball Team is kicking off their 9th Annual Christmas Tree Sale. Below you will find the order form that contains more information. Please consider supporting the Rams Baseball Team!

Halloween Festivities 2021
Sylvester-Worth County has lots in store for Halloween this year. Below we have listed many of the events that will take place in our community! So please help us spread the word by sharing this post!
#swcountychamber #sylvesterworthcounty #halloweenfestivities2021

50/50 Raffle Update

We have officially reached $2,000 in the 50/50 Raffle Prize pot!
However, we still need your help to reach the goal of $20,000!!!
This raffle will be a true 50/50 split. That means if we reach our goal of $20,000, the winner will receive $10,000!
The Chamber's portion of the split will be invested right back into our community through our Shop Local Program, as well as investing in scholarships for our CTAE Students (RamTech).
We encourage you to consider purchasing a ticket. Tickets are $20 each and will be sold up until December 10th, 2021.
The winner will be announced on December 17th, 2021!
#swcountychamber #shoplocal #ramtech #5050raffle

If you would like to represent your business at this year's expo, please click here to fill out the registration form.

We are excited to announce that we are busy planning the Farmers Appreciation Dinner for 2021. With this being said, we need your help. Without help from our community sponsors, this dinner would not be possible. We ask that you consider becoming a sponsor of this event where we get to highlight the lifeblood of our community, agriculture.

We are very fortunate for the sponsorships we have received thus far:

Gold:
Access Medical Clinic
AGGeorgia Farm Credit
Astro Exterminating
Buck Run Preserve LLC
City of Sylvester
Colony Bank of Worth
Farm Commodities
Flint Ag & Turf Division
Griffin Chevrolet of Sylvester
Mitchell EMC
Phoebe Worth Medical Center
South Georgia Banking Company
Southwest Georgia Bank, A Division of The First, A.N.B.A.
Southern Woods Plantation
Specialty Sales Company
Sunbelt Ford of Sylvester
Williams Insurance Agency, Inc.
Worth County Farm Bureau, Inc.
Worth Gin & Whse, Inc

Silver:
Conger LP Gas
Dental Partners of Southwest Georgia
Doles Peanuts
Doyle Hancock and Sons Construction
Finnicum Motor Company
First Baptist Church
The Howard Center
Lasseter Tractor Company
Popham Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Scales Systems & Automation
Singletary & Son Tire Company
Stuart Pate - State Farm Insurance
Southwell Medical Sylvester Primary Care

Bronze:
AT&T
Agri AFC LLC
Birdsong Peanuts
Brownlee Agency
Cari Shanklin, CPA
Dr. Henry Gordon Davis Jr. & Family
Doerun Gin Company
Doug Hughes Pest Control
Excelsior Buildings, LLC
H. Warren Rentals LLC
Invision Technologies
JetStream Media
Natural Solutions Wholesale Division
Newell Firearms & Outdoor
Snipes Piggly Wiggly
South Ga Ag & Fertilizer
State Representative Bill Yearta District 152
Sumner Peanut Company, Inc.
Sylvester Animal Hospital
UGA Worth County Extension
Worth Air Heating & Cooling
Worth County High School CTAE Department
Worth County Rams Alumni Reunion, Inc.
Worth Insurance Agency, Inc.

Door Prize:
Dairy Queen
Fields Funeral Home
Fletcher-Yearta Jewelers
Shell Rapid Lube
The Martin News
Unity Baptist Church
Visions of Sylvester

If you would like to become a sponsor, please email or mail us a completed application form.
Click here for the Farmers Appreciation Dinner Sponsorship Form

If you are interested in joining our 2022 Leadership Worth Class, please fill out the form below. The deadline to apply is November 30th.

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