Chamber Chatter
April 2018
Happy Spring! Warmer weather may finally be upon us!
What else is upon us? The Chamber's NEW website! Check it out and be on the look-out for some upcoming new features, like county-wide job availability and an events calendar!
Thank You to our Chairman's Circle Sponsors!
Here's What's New!
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Mark your calendars now for the Chamber's NEW Community Update Series! These monthly meetings will showcase varying facets of our community to highlight accomplishments and provide an overview of plans for 2018 and beyond!

April 19 Jefferson Hospital
May 17 Municipalities
June 21 Economic Development
July 19 County Budget
August 16 Board of Education
September 20 Public Safety
October 18 Culture & Recreation
November 8 DOT/T-Splost

Updates will be held at noon at The Dogwood Cafe.

Register for the April 19 Jefferson Hospital Update Session HERE !
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 - 2019 Youth Leadership Jefferson County class! Rising juniors and seniors have until April 20 to submit their applications. Contact Tammy Hodges at JCHS, Amber Dowdy at TJA or drop by the Chamber to pick up an application!
Youth Leadership
Jefferson County
Youth Leadership Jefferson County students partnered with The Louisville Garden Club to beautify the Jefferson Hospital garden for their community service project!
Jefferson County
Ag and Safety Day

Saturday, April 14
10am-2pm
@ Old Smith Sheppard Supply

FREE Admission!
12 th Annual Buzzard Blast

Saturday, April 28
9am-3pm
FREE Admission!

Impacting Rural Georgia!
Economic Impact Video
The Center of Innovation for Manufacturing Director John Morehouse discusses the impact manufacturing has on the state and the growth areas he sees in the future.

Where do we fall in this?

Georgia Chamber CEO Chris Clark on the Rural Prosperity Summit & Impacting Rural Georgia


2018 Dirty Dozen!

The “Dirty Dozen” list for 2018 has a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime.
 
For a link to a detailed description of each scam, please go to: https://www.irs.gov/dirtydozen .
 
2018 Dirty Dozen List
  • Offshore tax cheating
  • Abusive tax shelters
  • Frivolous tax arguments
  • Falsified income, fake Forms 1099
  • Falsely padding deductions
  • Improper claims for business credits
  • Falsely inflated refunds
  • Fake charities
  • Tax return preparer fraud
  • Identity theft
  • Phone scams
  • Phishing schemes
Is there a business you'd like to see in the Chamber? Let us know @ ahoward@jeffersoncounty.org!
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
jeffersoncounty.org
478.625.8134
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