Welcome Anytime Fitness, a national organization with franchise operations in over 3000 locations worldwide. Offering a wide range of fitness equipment with individual or group instruction and training, you can find a supportive community of individuals who will guide you along your fitness journey. Their location at 1130 Warm Springs Highway, in Manchester is conveniently located with plenty of parking and all the convenience of a 24/7 flexible schedule so you can pursue your personalized fitness goals on your own schedule. Staffed hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local owner and operator is Julian Segar and he will be happy to welcome you. For more information contact Mr. Segar at julian.segar1@gmail.com or 678-409-3858. For more information about Anytime Fitness, visit their web site at https://www.anytimefitness.com
We also welcome Marcoa Media which serves over 75% of US military installations and one of the largest and longest established publishers of military base installation guides, telephone directories and maps. Their publications are distributed to incoming military personnel upon arrival to acquaint them with the facilities, services, contact information, schools, recreational entities and housing. These guides include information on the surrounding areas to assist in providing pertinent information to the entire family to help make the transition less stressful. On a local level, Marcoa Media provides these services to the Ft. Benning military base. Our Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with them in supporting our military personnel and ensuring their awareness of the wealth of resources and tourism opportunities in Meriwether County. Local contact is Van Palmer, Military Media Account Manager and can be reached at van.palmer@marcoa.com or at 706-566-2346. For more information about Marcoa Media visit their web site at: http://www.marcoa.com/military-base-guides
Give yourself, or your friends and family unique hand-crafted gifts this year. A special exhibit of Clay Art is on display at Artisans on the Square in Greenville. Five Clay Artists are exhibiting over 100 unique pieces of pottery and sculpture. The artists: Jon Brinley from Midland, Nellie Ralat from Waverly Hall, Bobby Vaillancourt from Sharpsburg, Marilyn Austin from Woodland and Allen Gee from Greenville. Call Linda Wilburn for more information (404)386-1328
As a reminder, the Chamber of Commerce sponsors and coordinates a Leadership Meriwether program each year to provide citizens an opportunity to learn more about the operations of the county; network with other leaders and discover opportunities to make our community stronger. Recruitment for the Class of 2018 is currently underway and if you would like to nominate someone or nominate yourself, please contact either Joy Evans at 706-656-0046, jjjevans@mindspring.com or the Meriwether Chamber at 706-655-2558 or email meriwetherchamber@windstream.net
Full Circle Farm Sanctuary is soliciting applicants for several jobs. Please visit their web site for details and please note, applicants must be vegan.
https://www.fullcirclefarmsanctuary.org/careers.html
WGTC ACHIEVES DREAM LEADER COLLEGE RECOGNITION
West Georgia Technical College is one of eight colleges in the nation this year to earn Leader College status, as designated by Achieving the Dream. The achievement is the organization’s highest designation awarded to institutions that have shown three years of steady improvements in outcomes that measure student success.
Among the 2017 student outcomes by the eight Leader Colleges were improvements such as an increase in the three-year graduation rate and increases in the percentages of students who attempted and completed gateway math courses.
Leader Colleges are eligible to compete for all grant-funded learning initiatives and are encouraged to provide leadership and support to other colleges in the ATD Network, disseminate lessons learned, support state and national efforts to advance the student success agenda, and continue to improve student outcomes.
West Georgia Technical College, with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson and Troup counties and class sites in Heard and Meriwether counties, offers more than 120 associate degree, diploma and technical certificate programs of study. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Georgia Tech is the third-largest of the state’s 22 technical colleges. For more information, please visit westgatech.edu.
