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Pictured, l-r: Outgoing Chamber Chair Kevin Griner; Guest Speaker Sonny Dixon; Chamber Executive Director Jaime Riggs; and new chamber Chair Lynda Williamson.
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Sonny Dixon keynotes Chamber's 55th Meeting
Speaking with all the aplomb of a true Toastmaster, regaled attendees with tales of family, history and genealogy at Thursday’s 55th Annual Meeting of Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce.
“I am so proud that this city that I love so much has such low standards,” quipped Dixon as he announced that he had spoken at the banquet four years prior.
He spoke of his ancestor, James R. Dixon, who was a mayor of Metter in the early 1900s and lived in the home on North Broad that later served as the city’s hospital.
“He was a visionary, a believer, a businessman,” Dixon said.
“It’s easy to do well when times are good,” he continued. “It’s tough when times are hard.”
He challenged the community to come together during those hard times and to stand firm against naysayers.....
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City, board discuss $769K sewer expansion
1/24/2012
City of Metter council members and administration invited School Superintendent Dr. Tom Bigwood and local Board of Education Chairman Craig Lanier to a presentation about the extension of water and sewer lines to the future pre-k through eighth grade facility to be located on Hwy. 129.
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Sonny Dixon keynotes Chamber’s 55th Meeting
1/24/2012
Speaking with all the aplomb of a true Toastmaster, regaled attendees with tales of family, history and genealogy at Thursday’s 55th Annual Meeting of Metter-Candler Chamber of Commerce.
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Reception to be held for Chief
1/24/2012
Citizens of Candler County are encouraged to attend a reception welcoming the City of Metter’s new Chief of Police, Dennis Nelson.
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Pinkston is sentenced for drug trafficking
1/24/2012
Julius Pinkston, 62, of Metter was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday, Jan. 17, by Senior United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring.
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Norton, Collins are DEA STARS
1/24/2012
Thomas Norton of Metter has been named STAR Student at David Emanuel Academy. He selected science teacher Karen Collins as STAR Teacher.
Thomas, who has been attending DEA since 7th grade, is the son of Thom and Michelle Norton of Metter and has a younger sister, Kate, who is in 6th grade at DEA.
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Candler County Hospital looks to grow revenue in 2012
1/24/2012
Less than four years ago, it was struggling just to keep its doors open. Today, Candler County Hospital is a cutting edge leader in patient care and satisfaction -- and many in the South Georgia region are beginning to take notice.
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