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Ticket sales are underway for the Douglas County Chamber’s eighth annual Chamber Raffle. The 2013 raffle offers nine chances to win more than $15,000 in prizes! A total of 350 tickets will be sold at $100 each – giving each ticket holder better than a 1 in 40 chance of winning. Tickets can be purchased…

Final Days of 2013 Legislative Session Scheduled This week the legislature completed its 34th legislative day, with only 6 legislative days remaining.  The legislature has set the final six days to meet next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with the final three days of the 2013 session scheduled for the following Monday, Tuesday and Thursday March…

Cross Over Day – Some Bills Made It, Some Didn’t On Thursday, March 7, the Georgia General Assembly completed its 30th legislative day.  Legislation had to pass either legislative body by that date or the bill died. However, legislative language can always be amended onto other legislation that is germane to the subject matter. Legislation…

Seventh Legislative Week Cross Over Day Is This Week On March 1, the Georgia General Assembly completed their 27th legislative day. Under legislative rules, any bill that has not passed at least one legislative body by the 30th legislative day cannot be considered during the legislative session. (However, legislators can try to amend their legislation…

Manager Mandy Gao is pleased to announce the re-opening of King Buffet in a new location in Douglasville and Douglas County.  King Buffet reopened its doors this month and celebrated their grand opening with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on February 7th. King Buffet is a local family owned restaurant with friendly service and conveniently located near…

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC), a program of the Douglas County Chamber, is pleased to announce its Top Ten Young Professionals of 2012.  The Top Ten Young Professionals of 2012 is recognition of young professionals in Douglasville and Douglas County who embody   YPC’s mission and vision.  The awards were presented at the GreyStone Power Luncheon…

Owner Ira Noble and Store Manager Angela Kline are pleased to announce the opening of Popcorn Depot in Douglasville and Douglas County.  Popcorn Depot opened its doors in January and celebrated Valentine’s Day with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on February 14th. Popcorn Depot strives to provide excellent customer services along with over 300 gourmet flavors…

21 million of the 27+ million businesses in the USA have just one employee, the business owner. These entrepreneurs are the ones who take the risks to start a business and deliver the goods and services that the consumers throughout the country enjoy. We need to honor these individuals for making our economy work for…

Fourth Legislative Week    House Passes Amended Budget for Fiscal Year ending June 2013 The House passed a $19 billion 2013 amended fiscal year budget on Friday.  While the States portion of funding the annual budget was just under $20 billion, the actual total state budget, including federal funds, is almost $40 billion.  The legislation now…

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,…