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If your business is without a marketer, or you’re trying to decide if you need one, it’s good to do an assessment on the current state of marketing in your business. You’re likely doing quite a bit with social media and posting on your own. These questions will help you understand if it’s enough or…

Containment Haunted House Owner, Buddy Harrleson, Operating Manger, Joey McCullough, staff, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their opening by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on September 7th. Containment Haunted House is located at 1320 Blairs Bridge Road in Lithia Springs. Containment Haunted House is one of Georgia’s scariest and most unique haunted attractions. This…

The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce the graduating students from the Youth Leadership Douglas Summer Program. These students are juniors that participated from all five Douglas County high schools and that are homeschooled. During the eight week program, students participated in activities designed to help them acquire and broaden their knowledge of not…

Download the 2014 Principal 4 A Day Application The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce its partnership with the Douglas County School System for the fifth annual “Principal 4 a Day.” This program will take place on November 15, 2016 at all Douglas County Schools. “Principal 4 a Day” is a program adopted by…

Douglasville, GA – In a special called meeting on Thursday, September 1, 2016, the members of the Douglasville City Council took action to refinance the general obligation bonds used to cover the debt service on the Douglasville Public Safety building.  In 2008, the voters of the City of Douglasville approved a bond referendum to allow…

G and E Studios Owners, Gary and Elaine Jones, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their recent business launch by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on August 25th, complete with a photo booth. Gary and Elaine have a passion to tell a story through the images they capture. Gary and Elaine Jones own and operate…

DC Gamechangers, a group comprised of the local representatives from GeorgiaForwards’s Spring 2016 Young Gamechangers program, are formally transferring ownership of the “Explore Douglas” recommendation to the Douglas County Tourism Department. Explore Douglas recommends that a comprehensive marketing and advertising strategy be developed to collectively market Douglas County’s outdoor recreation assets and position Douglas County…

The Douglas County Chamber’s Young Professionals Connection (YPC) announced the recipients of the annual YPC Continuing Education Scholarship at the GreyStone Power Luncheon on August 16th. The YPC Continuing Education Scholarship is designed for young professionals from Chamber Member businesses or organizations seeking to continue their education on any level. Young professionals pursuing an undergraduate…

(Douglasville, GA) – Douglasville, GA – The City of Douglasville will vote on August 15, 2016 during their regularly scheduled City Council meeting at 6:00 pm to set the millage rate.    Due to the growth in the tax digest, property values have increased by 5% percent.  A growth rate of 5% percent in the City…

Douglasville Books Owner, Teresa Rice, staff, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their recent change in ownership by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on July 27th. Douglasville Books is located at 7191 B Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville. Douglasville Books is primarily a used bookstore that takes books in exchange for store credit. Douglasville Books has…