Our team from Toombs County traveled to Athens on May 10th to kick off the CREATE-Cultivating Rural Entrepreneurs And Transforming Economies program! Toombs County was one of six counties chosen to participate in the CREATE program along with Baldwin, Bleckley, Hart, Pickens, and Polk. The team of community champions will work closely over the next two years…
DetailsFor Immediate Release Thursday, April 21, 2022 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that sustainability-focused East Jordan Plastics, one of the largest horticultural container manufacturers in North America, will invest more than $44 million in a new facility in Lyons. The project is expected to create 80 new jobs in Toombs County.…
DetailsEarth Day Appreciation Electronics Recycling Event Thursday, April 21st @ Chick-fil-A Vidalia 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (or earlier if the truck is full) Each customer who brings a recyclable electronic will receive a Chick-fil-A “Be Our Guest” card good for a Cookie/Brownie What We Accept: •Desktops •Laptops •Tablets •Servers & Server Racks •Networking Equipment…
DetailsConnectHER, A Gathering For Women, was established in 2020 to provide women in our community an opportunity to gather for food, drinks, shopping and sisterhood. The event has grown in attendance every year since it’s inception with almost 200 women in at this year’s event. This year’s shopping featured local women owned shops and service…
DetailsGrab All the Girls For ConnectHER! Registration is now OPEN for 2022 ConnectHER! Grab your girlfriends and join us for a night of fun with shopping, sipping and sampling followed by a short program by Darla Harms, CEO of Small Town Girls Play Big. Call us at 912-537-4466 to reserve tickets! Presented By: Mary’s /…
DetailsOur Youth Leadership class had their economic development session yesterday and toured different parts of the community that all have an impact on improving the quality of life and income for our community! We started the day visiting one of our large industries, Trane Technologies. Here they toured the manufacturing floor and learned about all…
DetailsThe Chamber kicked off the 2022 Signature Events schedule with the 2022 Legislative Luncheon held at Lyons First Baptist Church on January 6th. This event is generally 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…
DetailsAs part of the Greater Vidalia® Workforce Development Strategy 2021, the “This Girl Can” initiative Development Strategy’s second priority) has been completed and was a great success! The program was chaired by Paige Williamson, Director of Toombs Family Connection, in an effort to introduce middle school girls in our area to non-traditional, local pathways for…
DetailsGive the gift of shopping local! Community Bucks, our shop local program, is a great gift for employees, teachers, friends, and of course that person that has everything! Not only does this program help our local merchants, it also keeps tax dollars in Toombs and Montgomery counties, providing better services for our community. So…
DetailsJoin us for ConnectHER: A Gathering For women. A ladies afternoon of shopping, socializing, pampering, and fellowship on November 16, 2021 at the Vidalia Community Center from 4-7pm. 4:00 PM Bazaar Booths – A Shopping Extravaganza! 5:45 PM Music by the Wardlaw Brothers & Prize Drawings 6:00 PM Guest Speaker – Rev. Sande Bailey-Gwinn 6:30…
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