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Rec. Department extends sign up deadline for baseball, softball, tee-ball
The Seminole County Recreation Department has extended the registration period for its 2024 baseball, softball and tee-ball sign ups through Tuesday, February 20. Sign up for kids ages four through twelve can be done at the Seminole County Recreation Department office Thursday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 20 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The…
Read MoreSign up to be a 2024 Boots & Roots Rodeo partner
Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 and get ready to kick up some dust and experience the return of a professional rodeo right here in Seminole County. The Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Boots & Roots Rodeo will be held again this year at the Seminole Industrial Park East…
Read MoreMarket Hog show is this Saturday at 11 a.m.
The annual Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce Market Hog Show will be held Saturday, February 17 at the Seminole County Agriculture Center located on Town and Country Road. Everyone is invited to come out, support the exhibitors and join them for lunch at the concession stand where all proceeds are donated back to the exhibitors.…
Read MoreNO Monkey business! Decatur County Commissioners vote to take back support from monkey breeding facility
At a regularly scheduled Decatur County Commission meeting held on Tuesday morning, commissioners unanimously voted to take back their support for the Safer Human Medicine large primate breeding facility that is set to be built in Bainbridge. At a December 11 combined meeting consisting of the Industrial Development Authority, Decatur County School Board, Tax Accessors…
Read MoreChamber’s Youth Leadership class graduates
Pictured left to right, front row: Kadie Matthews, Arabella Touchton, Madison Martin, Hannah Snider, Ashlyn Thompson, Kynia Blake, and Nancy Jernigan; back row: Aspen Thompson, Ethan Gravlee, Landon Kirkland, Jonathan Jarvis, and Hope Humphries The Donalsonville-Seminole Chamber of Commerce held a graduation dinner and ceremony last Thursday evening for its 2023/2024 First Port City Bank…
Read MoreTwo charged with sale of crack cocaine
William Barber in custody, Joel Chrispen still at large Pictured: Joel Chrispen Pictured: William Barber On Tuesday, January 30th Seminole County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on Baldwin Street in Donalsonville, for the illegal sales of crack cocaine by Joel Chrispen, 52, and William Barber, 52. During the search, deputies located cocaine and other…
Read MoreGBI Investigates death of five-month-old in Donalsonville
On Sunday, February 4, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested by the Donalsonville Police Department to assist with an investigation into the death of a five-month-old female. Preliminary information indicates the following: At approximately 10:00 a.m., relatives of the child discovered her unresponsive in the living room of the…
Read MoreDowntown Donalsonville’s Osceola Hotel to host Daddy-Daughter dance this Saturday, February 10th
Pictured: Jim and Kate Shingler and Josh and Emmy Croom have their tickets and are ready to celebrate at Saturday evening’s first annual Osceola Hotel Daddy-Daughter dance. Saturday evening is shaping up to be a memorable and magical evening at downtown Donalsonville’s Osceola Hotel for its first annual Daddy Daughter dance. Are you looking for a…
Read MoreSurvival Flight EMS selected as county’s next emergency services provider
Pictured: Seminole County Commissioners Darius Culverson, left, and Sheila Williams, right, stand with Survival Flight EMS Rep. Dustin Ward and Director of Business Development Harold Newton Seminole County has selected Survival Flight Emergency EMS as its next emergency services provider . Survival Flight EMS plans to employ all current staff members and finalize taking over the…
Read MoreSteve Dickman selected Citizen of the Year
One of themes for last Thursday’s Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce annual membership meeting, held at the Osceola Event Company inside the historic Osceola Hotel, was all about working together to make today just a little better than yesterday. That theme was echoed by the selfless actions of this year’s Citizen of the Year recipient,…
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