
Weekly Highlights of Sylvester-Worth County Chamber
Upcoming Event SPONSORS Are you interested in sponsoring our Annual Awards Luncheon? Click here: https://forms.gle/JwTHw6oM1WiDAZ3M6 Annual Awards Luncheon 2/25/26 Dinner Sponsor: Phoebe Worth Medical Center Mitchell EMC Truvista Fiber Gold Sponsor: Red Oaks Estate Georgia Power Silver Sponsor: AgGeorgia Bronze Sponsor: One Digital Inc. Medders Irrigation Farmer's Appreciation 1/20/26 Dinner Sponsors: Mitchell EMC Phoebe Worth Simplot South Georgia Banking Company AgGeorgia Gold: Farmers & Builders ACE Renasant Bank Worth County Farm Bureau Boswell Oil Silver: Doles Peanut Company Singletary & Sons Tire Company Bronze: Moore, Clark, DuVall & Rodgers Conger LP Gas Sylvester Women's Club Stuart Pate Insurance Agency Flint Equipment Additional Support: Unity Baptist Church 2025 Annual Award Nominations Are Now Open! We’re now accepting nominations for our 2025 Annual Awards: Business of the Year Goodwill Ambassador of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Non-Profit of the Year This is the nomination stage only. The top three in each category will move to the final ballot that will be mailed to members in January 2026. Nomination forms are due by December 16, 2025. Follow this link for the online form: https://forms.gle/W3DmdpjxHddY5PmZ7 Welcome New Members!! read more... Thank you Renewals!! Worth Air Heating and Cooling, Inc. http://www.worthair.com 110 E. Kelly St., Sylvester 229-776-6294 City of Poulan http://www.cityofpoulan.com/ 204 Hunton Street SW, Poulan 229-776-4097 Hal Carter Construction Co. and Rental 505 N. Main Street, Sylvester 229-776-5865 Southwell Medical Sylvester Primary Care 1010 W. Franklin Street, Sylvester 229-776-3500 Tyson Steel Building Products 361 Doerun Road, Doerun 229-776-7588 http://www.tysonsteelbuilding.com Hudson and NeSmith, CPA's and Advisors https://hudson-nesmith.com/ 111 N. Main Street, Sylvester 229-776-3311 Mobley Gin Company, Inc. http://www.mobleygin.com/ 221 Ga Hwy 133 N, Doerun 229-782-5291 Short and Paulk Supply, Inc. http://www.shortpaulk.com 1008 W Franklin Street, Sylvester 229-776-3471 Town of Sumner https://sumnerga.com/ 706 Walnut Street, Sumner 229-776-7384 Montgomery Promotions LLC http://www.montgomeryprint.com 121 South Tift Ave, Ste B, Tifton 229-382-7008 Olam Edible Nuts 209 E Seabrook Dr, Sylvester 229-776-7676 Ruth's Cottage & The Patticake House http://www.stopthehurtga.org PO Box 2727, Tifton 229-387-9697 Banks Funeral Home http://www.banksfh.com 210 N. Main Street, Sylvester 229-776-2055 H. Gordon Davis, Jr. Enterprises, LLLP 108 E. Liberty Ave., Sylvester 229-776-2141 Combined Insurance PO Box 932, Sumner 229-392-6837 Simplot Grower Solutions 103 Old State Route 50, Sylvester 229-329-8545 South Georgia Council - Scouting America http://www.sgcbsa.org 3005 N. Ashley Street, Valdosta 229-242-2331 Pharmacy on Main LLC http://www.thepharmacyonmain.com 120 N. Main Street, Sylvester 229-463-7064 Jessie's & Salon 118 N Main Street, Sylvester 229-776-5670 DJ Phun 229-449-2530 http://www.djphun.com Ribbon Cutting! One Digital HR Corner Top Health Plan Compliance Issues for 2025 Employers should be aware of the top compliance issues that impact their health plan coverage for 2025. This Compliance Overview summarizes these top compliance issues. Know More Who Want to Stay Informed? Do you know anyone who would like to receive our newsletter? Subscribe Today! SBDC Training Opportunities The SBDC offers a wide variety of in-person and virtual seminars to help grow your small business. Learn More We Want Your Feedback! We want to hear from you! Help us improve by clicking the image below. News from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Learn More News from the US Chamber of Commerce Learn More	This Week's Newsletter Sponsored By: Chamber Updates As we step into 2026, I want to say how excited we are for what’s ahead! This year is already off to a strong start, and there’s a real sense of momentum building across our Chamber and our community. We’re heading into a year full of ideas, planning, and new adventures, and we want our members at the table! Our committees are where conversations turn into action. They’re open, welcoming, and designed for you to share ideas, shape events, and help guide the direction of the Chamber. Whether your passion is agriculture, education, business growth, events, tourism, or advocacy, there’s a place for you. Fresh voices matter. Your experience matters. And the best plans always come from collaboration! You’ll find a full list of our 2026 committee meeting schedules included below in this newsletter. I encourage you to jump in, attend a meeting, and see where you fit. Even one meeting can spark an idea that makes a real difference. Thank you for being part of a year that’s already shaping up to be something special. We can’t wait to build it together. — The Chamber Ladies Agriculture/Farmers Appreciation Committee- meets at 1:00 PM beginning in May on the 3^rd Tuesday. May 19, 2026 November 17, 2026 Education Committee- meets at 2:00 PM Quarterly beginning in January on the 2^nd Monday January 12, 2026 April 13, 2026 July 13, 2026 November 16, 2026 Events Committee- meets at 3:30 PM Quarterly beginning in January on 3^rd Wednesday. Meetings subject to change if Events Committee takes on other projects January 21, 2026 April 15, 2026 July 15, 2026 September 16, 2026 October 21, 2026 December 16, 2026 Government Committee- meets at 1:00 PM Quarterly beginning in January on the 2^nd Monday January 12, 2026 April 13, 2026 July 13, 2026 October 12, 2026 Membership Committee- meets at 9:00 AM Quarterly beginning in February on the 3^rd Tuesday There may be other meetings called if deemed necessary by the chair for membership issues February 17, 2026 May 19, 2026 August 18, 2026 November 17, 2026 Retail/Tourism Committee- meets at 9:00 AM Quarterly beginning in February on 3^rd Thursday February 19, 2026 May 21, 2026 August 20, 2026 November 19, 2026 AgriTourism Committee –meets at 9 AM Quarterly beginning in February on the 1^st Wednesday February 4, 2026 May 6, 2026 August 5, 2026 November 4, 2026 Car Show Committee –meets at 5 PM Monthly beginning in January – April January 12, 2026 February 2, 2026 March 9, 2026 April 13, 2026 Event: April 18th Peanut Festival Committee –meets at 4 PM monthly on the third Monday of the month January 26, 2026 – Due to holiday February 16, 2026 March 16, 2026 April 20, 2026 May 18, 2026 June 15, 2026 July 20, 2026 August 17, 2026 September 21, 2026 FESTIVAL – 10/16 & 10/17 October 19, 2026 Upcoming Events 1/8/2026 Economic Development Meeting 8 am BFHS Monthly Meeting 6:30 pm Board of Education Meeting 7 pm 1/12/2026 Downtown Development Authority 9 am Car Show Committee Meeting 5 pm Town of Sumner Meeting 6 pm 1/15/2026 County Board of Commissioners Meeting 7 pm 1/16/2026 Retro FM Lunch & Learn: Small Business Marketing : https://www.facebook.com/share/1MzVxp8AYc/ 1/19/2026 City of Sylvester Meeting 6 pm 1/20/2026 Warwick City Meeting 6 pm Business Bootcamp Did you know we have a whole tab on our website dedicated to helping new business owners? Learn More Your Chamber Team, We're Here For You! Don't See Your Event Listed? Follow Us On Social Media! Mitchell EMC's Teacher of the Week! Have your kids (or you) nominate an outstanding Worth County teacher for our Teacher of the Week! Just click below to submit a nomination. Nominate Today! John Patrick will announce a new Teacher of the Week on 102.1 Retro FM every Friday afternoon around 4:20. The teacher will then be mailed a framed certificate and also be eligible to be the Mitchell EMC/Retro FM Teacher of the Year at the end of the school year in the Spring!
2024 New Year - Weekly Highlights of Sylvester-Worth County Chamber