Announcements:

Round 3 of FY 2002 OneGeorgia Equity Awards

City of Sycamore $500,000
Bacon County Development Authority $354,400
Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority $201,578

Recent OneGeorgia EDGE Awards

Okefenokee Area Development Authority $500,000
To assist Rich Sea-Pak in Waycross

2002 Georgia Academy for Economic Development Leadership Graduates

Jim Mills Atkinson County

O.J. Booker
Bacon County
Cathy Griner Berrien County
Bob Boland Brantley County
Glenda Cofield Brooks County
Fred Lamb Brooks County
Minter Garvin Charlton County
Carie Johnson Charlton County
Albert Thornton Clinch County
Tom Couch Coffee County
Brandy Wilkes Coffee County
Russ Acree Cook County
Tammy Vickers Irwin County
Paige Wynn Irwin County
Ruth May Lanier County
Mike Miller Lanier County
Richard Lee Lowndes County
Christy Bozeman Tift County
Jason Lawrence Tift County
Mary Geoghagan Turner County
Alice Mobley Turner County
Deana Eaves Ware County
Josh Fenn Ware County
Michelle Cooper MEAG Power

2002 Georgia Academy for Economic Development Leadership Phase II Graduates

Jeanie Boland Brantley County
Lewis Spears Brantley County
Paula Jones Ben Hill County
Henry Tyson Ben Hill County
Lawanda Jones Charlton County
Dixie McGurn Charlton County
Lorie Apperson Cook County
Barbara McSwain Cook County
Lisa Davis Irwin County
Hazel McCranie Irwin County
Walter Portier Irwin County
Jay Roberts Irwin County
Gibbs Wilson Irwin County
Susan Dukes Lowndes County
Jonathan Sumner Lowndes County
Eddie Gurley Tift County
Marshall Monk Ware County
Donna Wheeler Ware County

Community Calendar:

Cook County:
1st Saturday in November - Annual Turnip Trot Festival
Chaserville, GA (just east of Adel)
For more information, call (229)-549-8422

3rd Saturday in November - Lean-Ox Festival
Lenox, Georgia
For more information, call Nelda Morgan at (229)-546-4252

Regional Meetings and Events:

September 18-20, 2002 GEDA Annual Conference
Savannah
   
September 24, 2002 Quarterly BHT/MS Managers Meeting, Downtown Brunswick
   
October 17, 2002 Georgia Academy for Economic Development Reunion
East Central Technical College, Fitzgerald
 
October 20-22 Georgia Downtown Association Conference
Gainesville
   

Better Hometown and Mainstreet:

Congratulations to the following cities for being designated a 2002 Better Hometown: Cornelia, Camilla, Pelham, Gordon, and Hampton.

Region 11 Better Hometowns and Mainstreet Cities

Alma
Vacant, Better Hometown Manager
912-632-8450

Ashburn
Shelly Zorn, Better Hometown Manager
229-567-9696

Blackshear
Vacant, Better Hometown Manager
912-449-7000

Folkston
Vacant, Better Hometown Manager
912-496-2563

Hahira
Kimberly Hart, Better Hometown Manager
229-794-2567

Homerville
Lottie Bruce, Better Hometown Manager
912-487-2360

Douglas
Niki Knox , Mainstreet Manager
912-384-1873

Fitzgerald
Lori Wiggins , Mainstreet Manager
229-426-5079

Tifton
Lequrica Gaskins , Mainstreet Manager
229-391-3966

Valdosta
Vacant, Mainstreet Manager
229-259-3577

Waycross
Connie Oliver, Mainstreet Manager
912-283-7787



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