WACO CBD Ribbon Cutting
Welcome Waco CBD to Downtown Sandersville!
Youth Leadership
The most recent Youth Leadership session was all about developing leadership skills. The students explored their personalities and identified their “color”. They also brushed up on their etiquette knowledge, proper hand shakes, thank you note writing and dress, social media, work habits... it was a full morning of good information! Many thanks to Conni Burley of Archway and Dean Wilcher, Work based Learning coordinator at WCHS for being our guest speakers. Plus a huge thank you to Twin City Country Club for being gracious hosts and feeding the students well.
February 2022 Business after Hours
Thank you to everyone who came out to our February 2022 Business after Hours! We would also like to thank Georgia Military College for hosting and Chester Dean's Buffet & BBQ for the delicious food. See you at the next one!
OFTC Supports Local Transportation & Mining Industries with New Instructional Center
Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) hosted a ribbon cutting for their newly renovated Instructional Center in Sandersville, Wednesday, February 23.
Since its inception, the transportation and mining industries have been a key focus of the college.
“Our goal has always been to support the local economies within our 11-county service area,” shared OFTC President, Erica Harden, “and our emphasis on meeting needs within the transportation industries and through mine safety training is one of the ways we support that mission.”
While the facility has been open since January, the ribbon cutting was a significant event in the history of the college that was worthy of celebrating, Harden shared. “We are thrilled to add the OFTC Instructional Center as a training resource for the college and are looking forward to watching the economic impact it will produce locally in the future,” she said.
While many were involved in the facility project, Harden made special mention to several who were instrumental to its success, including: Representative Mack Jackson, OFTC’s local board of directors and foundation trustees, Mayor Jimmy Andrews and City Council, the Washington County Industrial Development Authority, the Washington County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Katie Monus and staff, the Washington County Board of Education, Superintendent Ricky Edmonds, Brentwood Head of School Danny Howell, Sheriff Joel Cochran, local industry leaders in trucking and mining, OFTC’s faculty and staff, Trey Sheppard - Chairperson for the state board of technical and adult education, and Chairman Horace Daniel and the Washington County Board of Commissioners.
After the ribbon cutting, attendees toured the facility and enjoyed a boxed lunch.
For more info about OFTC or the college’s Instructional Center in Sandersville, visit
OFTC.edu.
Congratulations to our Valentine Giveaway Winners!
Pam shopping at Sandersville Drug Company and the Brown Family enjoying dinner at Trackside Pub & Deli.
Mawson Infrastructure Ribbon Cutting
The ribbon has been cut at Mawson Infrastructure! The Chamber was honored to be part of the ceremony to welcome this business into Washington County.
Mawson Infrastructure Group operates Bitcoin Mining Facilities and Digital Asset Infrastructure across the USA and Australia.
To learn more about Mawson please visit :
https://mawsoninc.com/migi/
STAR Students
We are so proud of our STARS! This past Friday we held the STAR Breakfast and celebrated Libby Mathis and Cameran Francis, as well as Leigh Anne Brooker and Susan Brantley. These two students join a long list of STARS dating back to 1959. We are excited to name Libby Mathis as County STAR student, and she will represent our county at the regional level. A huge congratulations to these students and teachers!
