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The Douglas County Chamber Foundation presents the Chamber Leadership Scholarships annually to two high school seniors from the Douglas County School System who have demonstrated their leadership in the community. The first place scholarship is $1,000.00 and the second place scholarship is $500.00. The applicants must have a cumulative 3.5 grade point average or higher,…
Read MoreThe Douglas County Chamber’s 70th Annual Awards Banquet presented by WellStar Douglas Hospital was held on Saturday, February 7th at The Centre at Arbor Connection. The Banquet sold out with over 400 people gathered for a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Douglas County Chamber. The Annual Awards Banquet honored local businesses and individuals…
Read MoreWest Georgia President David Price, and his team at Community and Southern Bank celebrated their recent realignment of offices by holding a Ribbon Cutting on February 3rd. Community & Southern Bank (CSB) is located at 9360 The Landing Drive in Douglasville. CSB is an innovative, community bank offering an array of products and services…
Read MoreThursday, January 29 was the eighth legislative day of the 2015 40-day session. They plan to be in session three days this week, meeting on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The calendar has been set through Thursday, February 12, which will be the fifteenth legislative day. The major issues last week were the passage of the…
Read MoreThe General Assembly was in recess last week both to observe the MLK holiday and to conduct joint House and Senate budget hearings. Agency heads presented their budgets to the joint committees and answered questions from committee members regarding their spending plans. Last Thursday, the Governor addressed the joint committees to highlight budget issues of importance…
Read MoreThe Georgia General Assembly kicked off the 2015 session on Monday, January 12. It was a busy week with Governor Deal, Lt. Governor Cagle and the other Constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly being sworn in on Monday. On Tuesday Governor Deal, Lt. Governor Cagle and Speaker Ralston addressed over 2,000 attendees of…
Read MoreThe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, recently recognized Denine Rogers, RDN, LD as a Fellow. This designation recognizes Denine Rogers, RDN, LD commitment to the field of dietetics and celebrates her professional accomplishments and pursuit of life-long learning. A Fellow signifies that a member has lived…
Read MoreOwner Buddy Stoops, Sales Manager Jason Buckle and their team celebrated their new Chamber membership and the beginning of their 36th year in business by holding a Ribbon Cutting on January 15th. Douglasville Winnelson is a plumbing wholesale company located at 6480 Bankhead Highway in Douglasville. Douglasville Winnelson provides plumbing products and services to…
Read MorePartners Steven Taff and Brad Wilson in addition to Board member Geoff Jumper celebrated their new Chamber membership by holding a Ribbon Cutting on January 12th. CrossFit Sweetwater is a personal fitness training facility located at 8305 Cherokee Boulevard, Suite A in Douglasville. Everyone has a starting point for fitness and CrossFit Sweetwater has…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: Media Contact: January 13, 2015 Valerie Crow (770) 514-3109 Valerie.Crow@dph.ga.gov Students were inspired to get involved in the “Be the Wall” campaign following the October 2014 annual Power in Truth conference for Douglas County middle and high schools, with more than 500 students influenced by the campaign to reduce the risk of…
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