The Wrightsville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet took place on Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 PM. The banquet was held at the First United Methodist Church Reception Hall at 208 West Elm Street in Wrightsville. A large crowd enjoyed a steak dinner, catered by Teresa Lamb Catering, and entertainment by the Front Porch Blues Band! See flyer.
The Chamber of Commerce & Better Hometown hosted Christmas in the South on Saturday, December 1st from 9-5 and Sunday December 2nd from 1-5 at the depot. Local artists, businesses & young entrepreneurs were invited to set up display booths marketing homemade Christmas decor, crafts, jewelry, gifts and more. Booth fees were charged and admission was free to the public. The event was a huge success and was a great opportunity for artisans and entrepreneurs to showcase their work while offering the community a great way to shop locally for the holiday season.
The Chamber of Commerce is now taking orders for their annual Lite-a-Lite Tree on the Courthouse Square.
Lites may be purchased in honor of or in memory of that special person.
Decorating downtown for Fall was accomplished on Saturday, October 27th by the Johnson County 4-H and Better Hometown groups. Corn stalks, scarecrows, hay bales and pumpkins have managed to withstand most of the wind we received from Hurricane Sandy, however some may need adjusting! Many thanks to McAfee Packing and Piggly Wiggly of Wrightsville for their donations of hot dogs and buns for the complimentary lunch. Also thanks go out to Ms. Lena Braswell of The Gourd Farm, Wrens, Georgia, for her donation of gourds for the gourd painting fun and to Hitchcock Farms for their donation of corn stalks. Businesses, churches and all county organizations were urged to participate with prizes being awarded to the school age participants. Winners are: ?1st Place: ($40.00) Love Birds by Carley Stapleton; ?2nd Place ($25.00) Peachy Fisherman by Anna Holland and Acacia Cordy; ?3rd Place ($15.00 )Ms Super Clover by 4-H Shianne Johnson and Charlie Price. Business winners are as follows: ?1st Place:( Blue Ribbon) Lucille by Greenwood Place; ?2nd Place (Red Ribbon) Preacher by Buckeye Christian Church; ?3rd Place (White Ribbon) Ol Time Auction by Kite Auction
Thanks to everyone who participated in this downtown event. Let’s make it bigger and better next year!
The Wrightsville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce will have a Fall Barbecue Fundraiser on Thursday, September 13 at the Wrightsville Depot between the hours of 11:00 and 1:30. Plates will be $7 each and will consist of BBQ pork with extra BBQ sauce, homemade potato salad, green beans, bread, and a homemade dessert. Call ahead to pick up or let us deliver to your home or business – delivery will be free for three or more plates! Plates may be purchased by calling the Chamber Office at 864-7200 or by notifying a chamber board member by Thursday, September 6th. Support your local Chamber of Commerce!
The Johnson County 4th of July T Shirts are now available at the Chamber of Commerce office. The commemorative shirts are available in youth and adult sizes for $12.00 each. Please stop by the depot to purchase yours.
Come join us for our three day celebration of our Nation’s founding! Beginning on Sunday, July 1, with a Worship & Veterans Service and ending with old fashioned events on the courthouse square on July 4th.
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Johnson County Courthouse
Plans are being made for Wrightsville’s annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration and when complete, the entire schedule of events will be posted on this site. Again the Wrightsville Rotary Club will sponsor the Firecracker 10K, 5K and 1 mile run on Wednesday July 4th. The 10K Run begins at 7:00 a.m.; 5K at 8:15 a.m. and 1 Mile Run at 8:30 a.m. All runners will meet at the Courthouse Square in downtown Wrightsville. Click here for the Firecracker Run application. Online registration available here.
An application for Arts & Crafts is available here. Arts & Crafts setup will be Tuesday, July 3rd (after 5:00 p.m.) or Wednesday morning, July 4th.
The Independence Day Parade entries should fill out the application and return per instructions. Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on July 4th and all entrants should be lined up and ready to go at 9:30 a.m.
For questions concerning any of the 4th of July Celebration events, please contact Lynn Lamb at the Chamber of Commerce: 478-864-7200. Check back soon for a full schedule of exciting events for the family including street dance, old fashioned events, music, food, Firecracker Run and Arts & Crafts!
Wrightsville native, Loran Smith, who has worked as Assistant Sports Information Director, Business Manager of Athletics, Executive Director of the Georgia Bulldog Club, and the university’s sideline reporter for radio broadcasts for 36 years, will be guest speaker at the local Pilot Club’s annual Cancer Survivors’ Dinner. Smith, a survivor and longtime leukemia patient, has worked tirelessly on behalf of a cancer support center at Athens Regional Medical Center that bears his name.
The Survivors’ Dinner will be held on Monday, April 23 at the First United Methodist Church Reception Hall at 6:00 pm. All survivors are encouraged to attend the dinner and bring a guest to the event which celebrates the fight against cancer and honors those who have battled cancer.
Reservations are preferable but not required. Please call Angela Blizzard at 864-5775 or Jan Martin at 290-0109 for more information or to reserve seats.
Sister and brother duo, Rachael and Brett Allen were elected President and Vice President of the 2012-13 Southeast District Senior 4-H Board recently at a Project Achievement Conference at Rock Eagle. Arch Smith, Georgia’s State 4-H leader said, “I believe Johnson County has made 4-H history. Never before in Georgia 4-H history as far as I know, have a brother and sister been elected to the top two spots on a Senior 4-H Board.” Congratulations to these energetic Johnson County High School students for going after and capturing this honor! (Rachael and Brett are the children of Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Allen of Wrightsville.)