The Greater Vidalia® Youth Leadership class held its graduation on Monday, March 20th at Lyons First Baptist Church for the graduation of the 2022-2023 class. The graduation ceremony gives the students the opportunity to show their parents, program sponsors, and the participating school officials what they learned during the program about themselves, our community, and…
DetailsThe Greater Vidalia® Chamber has implemented a new event series entitled “State of the Community” and our first program of this series was “State of the Cities” held Thursday, March 2nd at the Lyons First Baptist Church. City officials from both Lyons and Vidalia highlighted current projects and future plans for both communities including roadway…
DetailsThe Chamber “passed the gavel” at the 2023 Annual Meeting on Friday, February 3rd at the Vidalia Community Center. Outgoing chair, John Koon, told the crowd ““We’ve had a great year and it’s bitter-sweet that my time has come to an end, but I’m look forward to Mike’s leadership and where the Chamber will go.”…
DetailsThe Chamber kicked off the 2023 Signature Events schedule with the 2023 Legislative Luncheon held at Lyons First Baptist Church on January 5th. This event is held on the first Thursday in January, the week before the legislative sessions kick off in Atlanta and hosted by the Chamber’s Public Policy Council. This year’s event highlighted…
DetailsThe Greater Vidalia® Chamber Board of Directors met Thursday, December 8, 2022 for the last Board of Directors meeting of the year and their annual Board Training for existing board members and the incoming officers for 2023 at Elements event venue in Lyons. This year’s training was facilitated by Anissa Starnes, IOM of YGM Total…
DetailsA few years ago, the Greater Vidalia® Chamber instituted a new program that helps members market their business and align their brand at events and programs that are hosted by the Greater Vidalia® Chamber. REACH allows businesses to see a full catalog of next year’s initiatives and events so that businesses can see all options…
Details“As part of the regional business community, I believe in the mission of the Greater Vidalia® Chamber and the avenues which they seek to grow not only our regional business environment but also each individual business,” says Matt Hasbrouck, CEO, Memorial Health Meadows Hospital. The Greater Vidalia® Chamber is preparing to launch its annual REACH…
DetailsTake your business to the next level at the 2022 Summit- A Business and Leadership Conference. This event features a variety of speakers designed to educate business owners and offer solutions for today’s business challenges. This year’s featured speakers: Rennie Curran, Brookwood High School Alum and former linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2007-2009, will…
DetailsThe Toombs County Development Authority and the cities of Lyons and Vidalia are recipients of the C.R.E.A.T.E. (Cultivating Rural Entrepreneurship and Transforming Economies) Grant facilitated by Georgia Power and Main Street America. This grant will walk us through a two-year program to create an “Entrepreneurial Eco-System” with the purpose of assisting our communities in creating…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Adrion Bell Director, Marketing & Communications Adrion.Bell@dca.ga.gov State Officials Award $17.25 million in Rural Downtown Development Funds ATLANTA ꟷ Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced today nine (9) awards for communities to implement innovative downtown redevelopment projects throughout rural Georgia. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) provided the grants under…
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