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REACH CHAIR 2022 — The Greater Vidalia Chamber has selected Memorial Health
Meadows Hospital CEO Matt Hasbrouch to chair the 2022 annual REACH Program. L
to R: GVC Membership Services Director Dana Brown, 2022 REACH Program Chairman
Matt Hasbrouck, GVC Executive Vice President Debbie Evans, and GVC Office Man
ager Amber O'Connor.
Matt Hasbrouck Named
REACH Program Chairman
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
The Greater Vidalia
Chamber has named Me
morial Health Meadows
Hospital CEO Matt Has
brouck Chair of the 2022
REACH Program, which
begins next month.
The Chamber has em
ployed the REACH pro
gram for the past few years
as a method of growing
financial support for the
organization and exposure
for businesses within the
community “Through this
endeavor, businesses find
increased opportunities
to gain exposure among
Chamber membership and
stakeholders,” GVC Execu
tive Vice President Debbie
Evans explained. “Addi
tionally, these businesses
experience a greater return
on investment by securing
higher profile visibility in
the community through
Chamber programs and
initiatives.”
Evans said the REACH
program provides busi
nesses of all sizes with
many opportunities to
reach diversified customer
groups. The exposure also
allows business owners
to see which areas of the
Chamber best suit their
business needs.
Each year, the Cham
ber selects a community
leader to serve as the chair
of the program and to lead
the charge in gaining busi
ness support throughout
the community. Hasb
rouck said that he is excited
for this opportunity. “We
look forward to working
together for the betterment
of our local business com
munity. We are all busy, but
participating in these sorts
of events is important; it’s
part of what makes our
community special.”
Hasbrouck said he has
recruited almost all of the
vice chairs for the program,
who will help to lead the
recruitment teams for the
program. The official start
to the program will be cel
ebrated in a few weeks at
the official REACH Kick
off, which is held annually
at the Rocky Creek Lodge.
GVC Board Chairman
John Koon commented
on the upcoming program.
“It’s important to under
stand the mission of busi
nesses and their actions to
meet their target markets,”
he remarked. “We hope
that all businesses - espe
cially smaller businesses -
will see REACH as a way to
get involved in the Cham
ber programs with which
they feel most invested.”
CLASS OF 2023 — The Greater Vidalia Chamber began its annual Leadership Class
with an orientation on August 18-19, The class is made up of area residents with a va
riety of backgrounds and experiences expected to add variety to the program. L to
R: Michael Lane, Jennifer Crutchfield, Daisy Manning, Sarah Wardlaw, Adeline Frost,
Kimberly Warren, Tiffany Yancey, Senecca Underwood, Tabatha Nobles, Kendall Ben-
namon, Tyler Salter, Jordan Kight, Natasha Farmer, Mario Zamorano, Lee McCloud,
Steve Freenor, and Connor Thigpen,
Greater Vidalia Leadership
Program Kicks Off New Year
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
The Greater Vidalia
Chamber has begun a new
year of training community
leaders with the Class of
2022-2023 Greater Vidalia
Leadership program orien
tation, which occurred on
Thursday, August 18, and
Friday, August 19.
This year the program
will be led by Chairs Kailey
Dees, State Farm Agency
owner, and Attorney Rizza
O’Connor. These women
have vast experience in
leadership, as they are both
small business owners and
graduates of the Greater Vi
dalia Leadership and Lead
ership Georgia programs.
“Kailey and Rizza
bring a lot of excitement
to the program and its new
participants,” Program
Coordinator Dana Brown
commented. “Their energy
PROGRAM CHAIRS — This year's leadership class will
feature two new program chairs, State Farm Agency
Owner Kailey Dees and Attorney Rizza O'Connor. L to R:
Program Chair Kailey Dees, Program Coordinator Dana
Brown, Program Chair Rizza O'Connor.
is infectious and their pas
sion for this community is
recognizable.”
The orientation of
the program focused on
highlighting each class
mate’s leadership style and
discussing how to utilize
these discoveries in a team
setting. The session also
provided an overview of
the 8-month program that
will include sessions on
Agribusiness, Education,
Please see Class page 12A
NOTICE
The Toombs County Board of Commissioners does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the
Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Sq., Lyons, GA. on September 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the
following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2022 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
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UNINCORPORATED
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
N
Real & Personal
327,598,833
336,783,062
336,053,540
336,628,367
357,284,689
427,007,596
1
N
Motor Vehicles
12,349,140
9,897,480
8,622,420
4,180,887
6,144,760
5,582,420
C
V
Mobile Homes
8,299,425
8,793,641
8,812,626
9,105,643
10,039,153
10,984,294
O
A
■
Timber -100%
4,807,652
6,958,571
7,856,288
13,990,942
10,530,354
9,397,083
R
P
u
Heavy Duty Equipment
O
E
Gross Digest
353,055,050
362,432,754
361,344,874
363,905,839
383,998,956
452,971,393
R
Less Exemptions
57,437,115
61,201,542
59,514,375
57,042,806
62,635,851
99,721,896
A
T
NET DIGEST VALUE
295,617,935
301,231,212
301,830,499
306,863,033
321,363,105
353,249,497
Gross Maintenance &
11.6630
11.2700
11.2680
11.2900
11.4680
10.8348
D
R
Operation Millage
A
Less Rollbacks
A
T
(Local Option Sales Tax &
2.8840
2.6570
2.6450
2.6590
2.9990
2.7948
R
E
Insurance Premium)
E
NET M&O MILLAGE RATE
8.7790
8.6130
8.6230
8.6310
8.4690
8.0400
A
TAX
NET M&O TAXES LEVIED
$2,595,230
$2,594,504
$2,602,684
$2,648,535
$2,721,624
$2,840,126
INCORPORATED
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1
M
Real & Personal
435,075,339
472,297,666
466,861,784
482,519,902
503,406,945
566,791,023
C
Motor Vehicles
9,161,560
6,882,740
5,395,970
2,344,456
3,941,630
3,545,330
o
V
Mobile Homes
1,119,143
1,125,778
1,078,634
1,039,960
1,024,855
1,019,654
R
p
A
Timber -100%
39,587
0
U
Heavy Duty Equipment
R
E
Gross Digest
445,356,042
480,306,184
473,336,388
485,904,318
508,373,430
571,395,594
A
T
Less Exemptions
76,037,723
100,226,664
94,774,694
96,035,662
105,668,549
115,359,746
E
NET DIGEST VALUE
369,318,319
380,079,520
378,561,694
389,868,656
402,704,881
456,035,848
D
Gross Maintenance &
11.6630
11.2700
11.2680
11.2900
11.4680
10.8348
R
Operation Millage
A
A
Less Rollback
D
T
2.8840
2.6570
2.6450
2.6590
2.9990
2.7948
C
E
(Local Option Sales Tax)
A
NET M&O MILLAGE RATE
8.7790
8.6130
8.6230
8.6310
8.4690
8.0400
TAX
NET M&O TAXES LEVIED
$3,242,246
$3,273,625
$3,264,337
$3,364,956
$3,410,508
$3,666,528
TOTAL COUNTY
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
V
TOTAL DIGEST VALUE
664,936,254
681,310,732
680,392,193
696,731,689
724,067,986
809,285,345
TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED
$5,837,475
$5,868,129
$5,867,022
$6,013,491
$6,132,132
$6,506,654
Net Tax $ Increase
($24,644)
$30,654
($1,107)
$146,469
$118,641
$374,522
Net Tax % Increase
_0.42%
0.53%
-0.02%
2.50%
1.97%
6.11%