• Region 9 lies southeast of the center of the state.
• The major cities in the region are Vidalia (Toombs County) in the central portion of the region, Eastman (Dodge County) in the western portion, Swainsboro (Emanuel County) and Dublin (Laurens County) in the northern portion, and Jesup (Wayne County) to the southeast.
• Interstate 16 passes through the north side of the region moving west to east.
• US Highway 1 runs through the region north south, passing through Swainsboro and near Vidalia. US Highway 341 (also US Highway 23) passes through Jesup as it goes north east through the region, into Eastman. US Highway 441 (also 319) travels north through the center of the region, into Dublin and then northwest. US Highway 280 heads into Vidalia across the southern portion of the region.
• The region has many waterways traversing it, among them are the Ohoopee, the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers to the north, the Oconee and the Pendleton Rivers in the middle, and the Ocmulgee River and Big and Little Satilla Rivers in the southern part of the region. The largest waterway in the region is the mighty Altamaha River, the 2nd largest undammed river east of the Mississippi.
• Some of the State Parks in the region include the George L. Smith State Park (Emanuel County) located in the northeastern portion of the region, the Little Ocmulgee State Park (Wheeler County) and the Gordonia Alatamaha State Park (Tattnall County).

CONTACT INFORMATION
DCA Regional Representative: James Crowdis (478) 274-7728

DEcD - Regional Marketing Manager: Mike Wolfe (478) 274-7733

DEcD Project Manager – Brian Marlowe
(478) 274-7736

DEcD Tourism Representative – Lindsey Hammock
(478) 275-6888

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