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Carroll County Chamber of Commerce to award 2023
Woman of Year, Legacy Award, and Rising Star Award
from press release
Each year, the Carroll County Chamber of
Commerce celebrates women business leaders
making a difference in Carroll County. The
awards honor women who embody leadership
qualities that have driven not only their success
but also the success of those around them. This
year’s honorees will be recognized at the
Woman Business Leaders Award Celebration
in November 2023. The three awards are 2023
Woman of the Year, Legacy Award, and the
Rising Star Award.
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
is accepting nominations from chamber
members for the 2023 Woman of the Year,
Legacy Award, and Rising Star Award.
The Women’s Business Alliance (WBA)
proudly presents the annual Woman of the Year
Award, recognizing a woman who embodies
the WBA mission to empower, educate, and
support women in the workplace by providing
guidance, support, resources, and opportunities
to succeed in the business world.
Nominees ideally would be a leader with a
longstanding record of success in leadership
roles, whether in business or through volunteer,
philanthropic, or public service positions, has
had a tremendous impact on the Carroll
County community, has worked in the Carroll
County business community (not necessarily
for the same business) for twenty years or
more; and is a chamber member or is affiliated
with a member of the chamber.
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, 200
Northside Drive, Carrollton, 770-832-2446.
carroll-ga.org
City of Carrollton receives $10,000 grant
from GMA to promote “worksite programs
that enhance the health and well being of
employees and family
from press release
The City of Carrollton was selected by the
Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) to
receive one of the $10,000 Health Promotion
and Wellbeing Grants awarded statewide to
promote worksite programs that enhance the
health and wellbeing of city employees and
family members.
Awards are made to members of the GMA
GMEBS Life and Health Insurance Lund,
underwritten by Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Georgia, based on a city’s commitment to
employee health and demonstrated collabora
tion with other community groups and organi
zations engaged in health promotion.
As part of the grant process, the city desig
nated a Health Promotion Champion to
develop a workplace health promotion action
plan and attend Local Government Risk
Management Services’ (LGRMS) High Impact
Health Promotion Champion training sessions.
members”
Workplace wellbeing programs have a dem
onstrated track record of improving employee
health and quality of life while reducing medi
cal claims and improving workplace morale.
GMA offers wellbeing services to all member
cities through LGRMS, a not-for-profit agency
operated jointly with the Association County
Commissioners of Georgia.
At the city’s annual health fair, city employ
ees were offered a confidential health assess
ment program using a health risk appraisal
with blood pressure screening and health
improvement feedback.
The GMA - GMEBS is available to all
Georgia Municipal Association members.
Currently, several cities, authorities and
regional commissions participate in the health
plan. All cities, authorities and regional com
missions participating in the GMA - GMEBS
are eligible to apply for the Health and
Wellbeing Incentive Grants on an annual basis.
New UGA Extension agricultural educator for
Carroll County: Case Wilson of Bowdon
submitted by Paula Burke
Cairol! County UGA Agricultural Agent
Case Wilson has joined the Carroll County
Extension ‘family’ as Agricultural Educator.
Wilson was bom and raised in Bowdon,
Georgia on his family’s Polled Hereford and
Commercial cow-calf operation. He owns WG
Cattle Company where he raises Hereford
Show cattle and replacement females.
Case graduated from Bowdon High School
in 2018, and graduated from Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College in December 2022 with a
Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science/
Livestock Production.
Case Wilson showed cattle through Carroll
County 4-H for 12 years all across the country.
He enjoys working on the farm, deer
hunting, and hanging out with family and
friends. He has been in agriculture his entire
life.
Case and Paula Burke, Carroll County
Agricultural Agent, will work together to bring
information and resources to the agricultural
community in Carroll County.
You may reach Case at the Extension office
at CaseD.Wilson@uga.edu or 770-836-8546.
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