Sara Ray

Jill Buchanan, Special Education Teacher at Dorsett Shoals Elementary School in Douglas County, was recently nominated by the parent of one of her students for the “Atlanta Journal Constitution Celebrating Teachers Award.”  Nominations for outstanding teachers who have made a difference in students’ lives were accepted from many different sources and included teachers at all…

Bolte Wireless, LLC director of sales and business development, Aaron Phillips, and Chamber representatives celebrated their new Chamber membership by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on August 30th.  Started in 2015, Bolte is part of a larger telecommunications consultancy that has been serving large and mid-sized companies around the U.S. since 2005. Based in…

Ten inmates at the Carroll County Prison have completed certifications in Welding & Joining Technology through West Georgia Technical College. West Georgia Tech, Carroll County and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board have partnered to offer a Welding & Joining Technology program at the Carroll County Prison facility on Horsley Mill Road in Carrollton. Last…

All schools in Douglas County are collecting items for “Buckets of Care” for flood victims affected by the recent hurricane in south Georgia and Florida. For those who have wanted to help those in need but didn’t know how, this is the perfect opportunity to make a difference! Members of the community are welcome to drop…

Prospective students interested in attending West Georgia Technical College will get a great chance to discover what WGTC has to offer at five Open House events to be hosted by the college. Whether prospective students are first-time freshmen, wanting to earn their GED, current high school students or returning to school to move ahead, everyone…

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC), a program of the Douglas County Chamber, is pleased to announce its Top Ten Young Professionals of 2017.  The Top Ten Young Professionals of the Year is an annual recognition of young professionals in Douglasville and Douglas County who embody YPC’s mission and vision. The recognition ceremony was held at the…

Harvester Christian Academy Headmaster, Joel Slater, staff, students, and Chamber representatives celebrated the grand opening of their new education building by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on August 24th.  Harvester Christian Academy is located at 4241 Central Church Road in Douglasville. Harvester Christian Academy is a college preparatory school for students K-12. For over…

The West Georgia Technical College Foundation has awarded more than 60 scholarships for the Fall Semester, with nearly a quarter of those scholarships coming from new sources. Four new scholarships have been established by the Foundation: the Coweta-Fayette EMC Scholarship, the GreyStone Power Capstone Scholarship, the J. Randy Jackson Legacy Scholarship and the Manufacturers Education…

Hope for the Journey executive director Rosie Holley, friends, and Chamber representatives gathered and held a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on August 17th. Hope for the Journey serves women all throughout the West Georgia area. They were established in 2009, and since then they have assisted 300 women. Hope for the Journey, Inc. is a…