The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce presented its Annual Business Awards at the 110th Annual Meeting & Gala on May 17th at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville.  Some 450 Chamber members and guests attended.  The program and awards were presented by Chamber Chairman Perry Barnett, CPA, Rushton, Chair Elect Carol Burrell, Northeast Georgia Health System, and Kit Dunlap, Chamber President and CEO.

2017-2018 Annual Business Awards:

Small Business of the Year:  Green’s Grocery (Ed Waller, Owner)

Small Business of the Year:  Millie’s Drapery & Decorating (John & June Kinsey, Owners)

Family Business of the Year:   Duplicating Products (Matt Nix and the Nix Family, Owners)

Family Business of the Year:  The Norton Agency (Frank, Betty, Frank Jr., Bob Norton & the Norton Family, Owners)

Community Service Award: Senator Butch Miler

Distinguished Citizen Award:  Benny Bagwell, Jackson EMC

W.G. Mealor Chairman’s Award: Paul Chambers, AT&T

The Chamber Chairman is Perry Barnett, CPA, Rushton.  Carol Burrell, CEO, Northeast Georgia Health System, officially takes over the position as Chairman of the Board on July 1, 2018.