Sylvester - Worth County Chamber of Commerce 

"Ask not what your community can do for you but what can you do for your community."

www.swcountychamber.com

122 North Main Street 

Sylvester, GA 31791 

229-776-7718

The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber & Secure Records Solutions have partnered to offer citizens of Sylvester the opportunity to have sensitive paper records shredded and recycled during a FREE Community Shred Day on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The SRS Shred Truck will be onsite at the Piggly Wiggly at 631 East Franklin Street (Hwy 82) Sylvester, GA. To protect citizens’ information from identity theft by safely destroying their unwanted, sensitive documents, we will destroy and recycle your confidential documents FREE while you watch!

Things to know:
Limit of 3 boxes or bags per person
Bring with lid, if possible, to keep information secure until it reaches the shredder
No need to remove staples, paperclips or file folders
No plastic intermingled with paper records (i.e. zip lock bags, floppy disks, credit cards, etc.)
Hard drive destruction and recycling of electronics offered for an additional fee
For additional information or questions regarding accepted items, please contact Secure Records Solutions at (229) 226-0414 or visit https://securerecordssolutions.com/

WORTH THE READ!

This video features Fred Dent, Chairman of the Worth County Board of Commissioners, County Administrator Carl Rowland, Tax Commissioner Tabetha Dupriest, and Sylvester - Worth County Chamber & EDA President/CEO Karen Rackley.

The purpose is to explain the Ballot Measures listed below:
November 6, 2018, is a general election. It will include five Ballot Measures. One of these is particularly important to Worth County.

AMENDMENT 3 – “FOREST LAND CONSERVATION AND TIMBERLAND PROPERTIES AMENDMENT”
Georgia Amendment 3, the Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment, is on the ballot in Georgia as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.

A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to allow the legislature to change the formula used to calculate the tax on forest land conservation use property and create a new land designation for commercial timberland and to establish a percentage of local grant assistance funding that could be retained by the state for administration.
A "no" vote opposes amending the state constitution to allow the legislature to change the formula used to calculate the tax on forest land conservation use property and create a new land designation for commercial timberland and to establish a percentage of local grant assistance funding that could be retained by the state for administration.

In the special election on March 19, 2018, there will be another ballot measure on the ballot for Worth County.

T-SPLOST – THIS IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION.

For More Clarity please watch the video below by clicking the button (Video Credits Harvest Studio in Sylvester, Georgia) :

CHAMBER WEEKLY BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 

Johnson Tax & Bookkeeping Service, LLC
115 East Front Street
Sylvester, GA 31791

Phone: 229-776-6682

Website:

https://chamberorganizer.com/sylvesterworthcc/mem_taxlady

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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS 

UPCOMING EVENT APPLICATIONS

Christmas Parade 

Have an event? Post it Here......

The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce would like to encourage you to submit all Worth County events to the Community Calendar on our website. We want everyone who lives or visits to know what is happening in our community. This calendar is open to the whole community. Churches, Businesses, Concerts, Civic Organizations, Fundraisers, etc...

We make every effort to ensure the events are posted, however, the best way to ensure your event is highlighted is to go to www.swcountychamber.com, click news & events, click calendar, and then follow instructions for submitting an event.

*This calendar is open to any event being hosted in Worth County or by a chamber member.

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