GENERAL INFORMATION
GREATER MACON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The mission of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is “to advance the
economic, civic and cultural growth of Middle Georgia, to enhance the quality
of life in the community, and to foster continuous improvement of the greater
Macon area as a place in which to do business.” The Chamber has provided the
leadership for downtown revitalization, for improved public education and for
the carefully planned economic growth the city has experienced. The Chamber has
as its membership over 1,400 businesses, all committed to the continued
prosperity and growth of the city. Many citywide activities are begun through
Chamber offices.
For information on a variety of interests, the Chamber may be reached at:
305 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, GA 31206
(478) 741-8000
GOVERNMENT
Government - Contacts
An elected mayor and 15 council members govern Macon. The mayor is responsible
for the supervision of the executive and administrative functions of the city
government. City Council, the legislative branch of the city government, is
elected every four years with three members from each of the five wards.
Macon’s county government consists of an elected commission chairman and four
Commissioners. The commissioners are elected by district. The chairman is
elected at large. The commissioners and the chairman serve four-year terms.
BIBB COUNTY OFFICIALS
Bibb County Commissioners
Bibb County Courthouse
(478) 749-6400
CITY OF MACON OFFICIALS
City Hall
(478) 751-7170
City Council
(478) 751-7260
MACON WATER AUTHORITY
(478) 750-4444
BOARD OF EDUCATION
(478) 765-8711
Government - Voter
Registration
Board Of Elections
125 First Street
(478) 749-6622
Mon. - Fri., 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
May also register at:
Macon City Hall
718 Poplar Street
Mon - Fri, 8:30 - 5:30 pm
Government - Taxes
Georgia law requires property and income taxes. Automobile ad valorem taxes
are paid with the purchase of one’s auto tag by your birthday.
Property taxes are based on property on Jan. 1 of each year. Regarding
homestead exemption, the state allows $2,000. The County allows an additional
$5,000, excluding bond issues. Applications must be filed between Jan.2 and
March 1.
LOCATIONS
Bibb County Courthouse
Room 200
Corner of Second and Mulberry Streets
State Farmers Market
Building C
Eisenhower Pkwy.
For further information, call the Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office:
749-6500
STATE INCOME TAX
Georgia Revenue Dept.
630 North Ave. (478) 751-6055
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Internal Revenue Service
Building C; Suite 100
Baconsfield Shopping Center
Mon. - Wed.
1-800-829-1040
Government - Driving
Information
CAR TAGS
Georgia tags must be purchased within 30 days after establishing residency.
The following information is required:
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Title of car, name and address of lien holder, or copy of lease agreement.
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Current tag registration
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Valid insurance card.
The cost of the tag is $20 plus an out of state transfer fee based on the
value of the car.
Car Tag Locations:
Bibb County Courthouse, Tag Dept.
Corner of Second and Mulberry Streets, Room 112
(478) 749-6600
State Farmers Market
Building C
Eisenhower Pkwy
(478) 746-1589
DRIVERS LICENSE
Out of state drivers have 30 days to obtain a Georgia driver’s license. To
purchase a license the following information must be provided:
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Previous drivers license or two pieces of identification.
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Take the written exam based on Georgia road laws.
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Eye examination taken at the time the license is issued.
$15 fee... CASH ONLY!
Government - Indispensable
Numbers
City Of Macon Airport:
(478) 788-3760
Alcoholics Anonymous:
(478) 746-6652
Animal Control Shelter (Macon):
(478) 751-9200
Auditorium / Coliseum (Macon):
(478) 751-9232
Bibb County Commission:
(478) 746-6345
Macon Chamber of Commerce:
(478) 741-8000
Macon Cherry Blossom Festival:
(478) 751-7429
Macon Conventions and Visitors Bureau:
(478) 743-3401
Emergency Management:
(478) 751-7214
Mayor of Macon:
(478) 751-7170
Parks and Recreation (Macon):
(478) 751-9280
Macon Planning and Zoning:
(478) 751-7460
Public Works (Macon):
(478) 751-9122
Government - Emergency Numbers
Dial 911 or
Poison Control Center:
(478) 744-1427
Fire:
(478) 751-7370
Forest Fire:
(478) 751-3500
Police:
(478) 751-7500
Sheriff:
(478) 746-9441
Government - Pet Regulations
and Humane Services
PET REGULATIONS
Pets must be registered and inoculated by a local veterinarian within 30 days.
Georgia State law requires rabies inoculation for any animal over 3 months old.
If your pet has already been inoculated, take proof to:
Macon Animal Control Shelter
1010 11th Street
(478) 751-9200
Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Open to visitors. A duplicate tag costs $5 and a transfer is $2.
HUMANE SERVICES
1550 Hardeman Ave.
(478) 745-4099 phone & fax
www.HumaneServices.org
Tues. - Fri. 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sat. 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Government - Department of
Public Works
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
(478) 751-9122
CIVIC & FRATERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS
DAY CARE
There are over 40 day care centers in Macon, many with more than one location.
All centers must be licensed through the state and meet state requirements. For
more information, consult the local telephone directory.
CHURCHES
There are over 250 churches in Macon representing nearly every denomination.
For a complete list of area churches, contact the Greater Macon Chamber of
Commerce:
(478) 741-8000
CULTURAL
In addition to an abundance of cultural events and activities, Macon offers
several private dance studios, musical groups and summer arts programs. For
more information on current events, call: 743-ARTS.
Macon Little Theatre:
(478) 477-3342 Office
(478) 471-PLAY - Box Office
Theatre Macon
(478) 746-9485
EDUCATION
BIBB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Board meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. The meeting is
open to the public and is held in the boardroom at Administration Office, 484
Mulberry St. Full-day kindergarten is mandatory for 5-year-olds in the public
elementary school system. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 1
to enter the first grade. The following documentation is needed to enter a
child in kindergarten or first grade:
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Birth Certificate
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Eye, ear and dental examinations from a private physician or from the
Macon-Bibb County Health Dept.
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Immunization records on Georgia state forms.
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Student’s social security card.
Textbooks are provided to students on a loan-free basis and there is no
tuition for those who legally reside in the county. School bus transportation
is available for all Bibb students who reside more than 1-1/2 miles from the
school in their attendance zone.
| 31 |
Elementary schools |
| 5 |
Middle schools |
| 5 |
High schools |
| 25,000 |
Total school enrollment |
| 1/20 |
Student - teacher ratio |
The public school system operates comprehensive special education programs for
handicapped and gifted students at the individual schools. In addition,
services are available for exceptional children ranging from trainable mentally
retarded to physically handicap to the gifted. For more information, contact:
Community Affairs Office
484 Mulberry St.
(478) 765-8548
(478) 765-8619 (Fax)
Other Programs Available:
Volunteers in Public Schools:
(478) 765-8620
Adopt A School:
(478) 765-8545
Program for Exceptional Children:
(478) 765-8710
Gifted Education:
(478) 765-8597
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Central Georgia Speech & Hearing Center:
(478) 745-5497
First Street Preschool and Arts after School Program:
(478) 745-3760
Georgia Academy for the Blind:
(478) 751-6083
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
There are numerous private schools in Bibb County, several of which are
parochial. Call the Chamber of Commerce or consult the yellow pages for
listings.
COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND VOCATIONAL-
TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
Georgia College and State University - Macon Campus
CIGNA Corporate Center
I-75 and Arkwright Road exit
Macon, GA 31210
For information and admissions:
(478) 471-2898
Macon State College
100 College Stations Dr.
Macon, GA 31206-5144
General information: (478) 471-2700
Admissions information: (478) 471-2800 or 1-800-272-7619
www.mc.peachnet.edu
Macon Technical Institute
3300 Macon Tech Dr.
Macon, GA 31206
(478) 757-3400
www.macon.tec.ga.us
Mercer University
1400 Coleman Ave.
Macon, GA 31207
General information: (478) 752-2700
Admissions: (478) 752-2650
Mercer Schools:
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College of Liberal Arts (Macon)
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Walter F. George School of Law (Macon)
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School of Pharmacy (Atlanta)
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Stetson School of Business and Economics (Macon and Atlanta)
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School of Medicine (Macon)
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School of Engineering (Macon and Atlanta)
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School of Education (Macon and Atlanta)
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School of Theology (Atlanta)
Wesleyan College
4760 Forsyth Rd.
Macon, GA 31210-4462
(478) 477-1110
www.wesleyan-college.edu
HISTORIC LANDMARKS
Cannonball House
865 Mulberry St.
Macon, GA 31201
Douglass Theatre
355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 745-5982
Fort Benjamin Hawkins
Emery Hwy @ Maynard St
(478) 742-2000
Grand Opera House
651 Mulberry St.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 751-5460 (Information)
(478) 752-5470 (Box Office)
(478) 752-5469 (fax)
Hay House
934 Georgia Ave.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 742-8155
Macon Garden Center
730 College St.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 742-0921
Rose Hill Cemetery
1071 Riverside Dr.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 751-9119
Sidney Lanier Cottage
935 High St.
(478) 743-3851
Terminal Station
Foot of Cherry St. (at 5th St.)
Sidney’s Tours of Historic Macon
200 Cherry St.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 743-3401
Woodruff House
988 Bond St.
Macon, GA 31201
LIBRARIES
MAIN LOCATION
Washington Memorial Library
1180 Washington Ave
(478) 744-0800
BRANCHES
Riverside
2720 Riverside Dr.
(478) 744-0870
Mon. - Sat. 9:30 am - 6 pm.
Rocky Creek
1504 Rocky Creek Rd.
(478) 744-880
Mon. - Sat. 9:30 am - 6 pm
Shurling
1765 Shurling Dr.
(478) 744-0875
Mon. - Sat. 9:30 am - 6 pm
West Bibb County
5580 Thomaston Rd.
9:30 - 6 pm
(478) 744-0818
MEDIA
NEWSPAPER
Atlanta Journal- Constitution
(478) 471-7931
Macon Telegraph
General Information: (478) 744-4200
Subscription: (478) 744-4343
Senior News of Georgia
(478) 741-5037
The Georgia Informer
P.O. Box 564
Macon, GA 31201
MEDICAL SERVICES
COLISEUM HEALTH SYSTEM:
Macon Northside Hospital
400 Charter Blvd.
(478) 757-8200
Middle Georgia Hospital
888 Pine St.
(478) 751-1111
Middle Georgia Urgent Care Center
818 Forsyth St.
(478) 741-5051
Coliseum Medical Centers
350 Hospital Dr.
(478) 765-7000
Medical Center of Central Georgia
777 Hemlock St.
General information: (478) 633-1000
Patient information: (478) 633-1117
Emergency Care: (478) 633-1146
Ambulance Service: (478) 633-1111
Poison Control: (478) 633-1427
Children’s Hospital: (478) 633-1040
Alzheimer’s Day Center: (478) 477-4000
Wellness Center: 3797 Northside Dr., (478) 477-2300
Healthsouth Central Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital
3351 Northside Dr.
(478) 471-3500
Macon-Bibb County Health Dept.
171 Emery Hwy.
(478) 745-0411
Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm
Mercer Health Services
1550 College St.
(478) 752-4111
Piedmont Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Complex
4660 Riverside Park Blvd.
(478) 474-2114 or 1-800-338-5141 (Ga. Toll-free)
MUSEUMS
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
301 Cherry Street
(478) 752-1585
www.gshf.org
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
(478) 738-0017
(478) 750-0350 (Fax)
www.gamusichall.com
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
Rt. 2 Box 220
Juliette, GA 31046
(478) 986-5172
Massee Lane Gardens. Museuam
Off Highway 49 between Fort Valley and Marshallville
(478) 967-2358
Museum of Arts and Sciences / Mark Smith Planetarium
4182 Forsyth Rd.
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 477-3232
Museum of Aviation
Hwy 247 - 2 miles south of Robins Air Force Base
(478) 926-6870
Museum and Archives of Georgia Education
131 S. Clark St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061
(478) 445-4391
Ocmulgee National Monument
1207 Emery Hwy
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 752-8257
Old Cannonball House
856 Mulberry St.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 745-5982
Old State Capitol Museum
201 Greene St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061
(478) 445-2718
Tubman African American Museum
340 Walnut St.
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 743-8544
RECREATION
Recreation - Bibb County
Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation Dept.
(478) 751-9280
RECREATION CENTERS
Bloomfield Park
(478) 781-6000
East Macon Park
(478) 751-9271
Freedom Park
(478) 751-9248
Memorial Park
(478) 751-9210
North Macon Park
(478) 477-8526
Rosa Jackson Center
(478) 751-9169
Unionville Park
(478) 751-9274
Summer Hours of Operation:
Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 12:30 pm - centers open to senior citizens
9:00 am - 3:00 pm - summer program (youth)
4:00 - 10:00 pm - centers open to the public
Sat. Noon - 5:00 pm -centers open to the public.
Fall, Winter & Spring Hours of Operation:
(478) 751-9282
YWCA
775 Second St.
(478) 743-5468
Recreation - Swimming
Facilities
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Pools open June 6 -August 23
Bloomfield Park
4115 Lions Place
Tues. - Fri. 1-5 pm
Sat. - Sun. 2-6 pm
Booker T. Washington
391 Monroe St
Mon.- Thurs. 1-5 pm
Sat - Sun. 2-6 pm
East Macon Park
3326 Ocmulgee East Blvd.
Mon - Thurs 1-5 pm
Sat - Sun 2-6 pm
*Freedom Park
3301 Roff Ave.
Tues - Fri 1-5pm
Sat - Sun 2-6 pm
*Memorial Park
Second and Long Streets
Tues. - Fri 1-5 pm
Sat - Sun 2-6 pm
South Macon Pool
Guy Paine Rd.
Mon - Thurs 1-5 pm
Sat - Sun 2-6 pm
Unionville Park
2227 Mercer University Dr.
Mon - Thurs 1-5 pm
Sat - Sun 2-6 pm
*These pools offer “night swim” on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 - 9 pm.
Freedom Park has night swim on Thursday only.
COMMERCIAL SWIMMING FACILITIES
YWCA
775 Second St.
(478) 743-5468
Recreation - Tennis Parks And
Recreation Dept.
John Drew Smith Tennis Center
North Ingle Place
(478) 474-5075
Tattnall Square Tennis Center
Tattnall Square Park
(478) 751-9196
Recreation - Golf
PUBLIC GOLF FACILITIES - PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT
Bowden Golf Course
3111 Millerfield Rd.
(478) 742-1610
SEMI-PRIVATE GOLF FACILITIES
Barrington Hall Golf Club
7100 Zebulon Rd.
(478) 757-8358
PRIVATE GOLF FACILITIES
Bridgewood Golf Club
3330 Hartley Bridge Rd.
(478) 788-5812
Idle Hour Country Club
251 Idle Hour Dr.
(478) 477-1724
Golf Club of Macon
Thomaston Rd.
(478) 474-8080
River North Golf & Country Club
1200 River North Blvd.
(478) 743-1495
Riverside Golf & Country Club
6000 N. Wesleyan Dr.
Pro Shop: 477-6764
Clubhouse: (478) 477-6765
Recreation - Lake Tobesofkee
Recreation Area
6600 Mosley Dixon Rd.
(478) 474-8770
(478) 474-8996 (Fax)
Claystone Park
Mosley Dixon Rd.
Open year round
Sandy Beach Park
Mosely Dixon Rd.
Open Summer Seasons
Arrowhead Park
Columbus Rd.
Open year round
Recreation - Baseball/Softball
For Youth
Shurlington Ball League
Bloomfield Little league
Bloomfield Girls Softball
Freedom Park Girls Softball
North Macon Park Dixie Youth League
South Macon Baseball & Softball
Vine-Ingle Little League
West Macon Little League
Western Little League
Ocmulgee Little League
East Macon Park Handicap T-Ball & Softball
Macon Little League
Recreation - Fairs
Georgia State Fair
(478) 746-7184
Georgia National Fair
1-800-YUR-FAIR (Georgia only)
www.gnfa.com
mtreprow@alltel.net
Recreation - Shopping
Downtown Macon
Baconsfield Center
Bloomfield Village
Bridge Point
Citi Center
Forsyth Landing
Ingleside Village
Macon Mall
Mercer Crossing
North Park
Parkway Village
Peach Factory Stores
Plantation Centre
Rivergate Shopping Center
Shurlington Plaza
South Macon Plaza
Weselyan Station
Westgate Center
TRANSPORTATION
TRAIN
AMTRAK
(404) 872-9815 or 1-800-872-7245
AIR
Middle Georgia Regional Airport
(478) 788-3760
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
(478) 788-6310
Herbert Smart Downtown Airport
(478) 745-4794
BUS
Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority
(478) 746-1318 or (478) 746-1387
Groome Transportation
(478) 471-1616
UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY
Georgia Power Company
(478) 738-0502
GAS
Atlanta Gas Light Company
1-800-427-5463
WATER
Macon Water Authority
(478) 750-4444
TELEPHONE
BellSouth
(478) 780-2355
GARBAGE
City of Macon
(478) 751-9123
Bibb County
(478) 746-6660
DEMOGRAPHICS
Demographics - Population
Baldwin County
41,900
Bibb County
155,600
Crawford County
10,500
Houston County
101,400
Jones County
22,300
Monroe County
19,400
Peach County
23,500
Twiggs County
9,900
Demographics - Baldwin County
(Milledgeville)
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Milledgeville’s 40,000 residents live and work in a thriving community, home
to international companies, as well as many homegrown companies. Fifteen
thousand-acre Lake Sinclair provides recreation and lake living for thousand of
Georgians.
The retail trade draws shoppers from the five surrounding counties, who also
enjoy the area restaurants and sites while they are here. For more information
contact the Milledgeville-Baldwin Co. Chamber of Commerce, (478) 453-9311.
Demographics - Crawford County
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Due to the increasing growth of Crawford County, a new facility for the health
department has been built. New facilities for the Older Americans Council, as
well as the county’s Department of Family and Children’s Services, are
additional assets. To promote new business, the county government has converted
an old elementary school into the first rural (incubator) business development
center in the country. A new industrial park, complete with an airport, makes
the county attractive to new industry. With a population base of 9,000, housing
is easily affordable, as the county expands. State and county officials,
churches, social organizations and private citizens are working together to
make Crawford County a model for rural communities in America, maintaining
traditions while welcoming newcomers, industry and progress.
Demographics - Houston County
(Warner Robins, Perry)
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Today the cities of Houston County are booming, thanks in large part to the
aerospace industry which is in place because of Robins Air Force Base, the
largest employer in the area. The Air Force Base employs some 18,000 (14,000 of
whom are civilians). Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, host to more than 40
Tenants at Robins, is the state’s largest single industrial complex. Its
importance to the area cannot be overstated. But civilian life in Warner Robins
is bustling, also. Houston Mall is the center for shopping in the county, and
the development of a mall in Centerville has expanded shopping opportunities.
So Warner Robins is seen as a vital area serving the mid-state. Centerville,
with a city hall on Houston Lake Boulevard, has a life of its own. The
Agricenter, built primarily to showcase Georgia’s largest industry,
agriculture-agribusiness, also offers weekend antiques and collectibles shows,
flower shows, dog shows, rodeos and many other crowd-drawing events.
The county combines space-age technology and agriculture with down home
manners and mores, offering the best in cosmopolitan living with a slightly
rural twist.
Demographics - Jones County
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Jones County is ideally situated in the northeastern section of Middle
Georgia, between Macon and Milledgeville. It is just a few miles off Interstate
75 at Forsyth and 80 miles southeast of Atlanta.
Rich in history and natural beauty, Jones County has much to offer visitors
and residents.
Recreation opportunities include the Jones County recreation complex, two
public golf courses, the Jarrell Plantation, the Piedmont National Wildlife
Refuge, and Old Clinton. The Ocmulgee River, other streams and creeks and the
wooded areas of the county offer quiet recreation.
Jones County has an effective school system serving over 4,500 students in
grade pre-K-12.
Demographics - Monroe County
COMMUNITY PROFILE
What’s happening in Monroe County? Plenty. But it wasn’t always so. It took
slavery, war, boll weevil, and depression to finally free the community from
total dependence on agriculture. Where the railroad once linked Monroe County
to the outside world, today it is Interstate 75.
Juliette still basks in the afterglow of the movie Fried Green Tomatoes with
The Whistle Stop Café and gift shops.
The Forsythia Festival brings thousand to town each spring. The Georgia
Department of Natural Resources headquarters for the Non-Game Management
program are at Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Demographics - Peach County
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Today, Peach County considers its location one of its greatest assets. Market
access is easily afforded by the ideal location alone Interstate 75 in the
center of the state. The suburban county of 20,000 people offers rural
lifestyles with urban conveniences. Within 30 minutes is a trade area of
330,000 people that provides a vibrant, diverse economy.
Agriculture is the leading industry for the county, earning an estimated $58
million annually for the community. But the economy is diverse: in addition to
the booming peach and pecan industry, manufacturing and education help insure
the economic well being of the county.
Between Fort Valley and nearby Marshallville, Massee Lane Gardens, the home of
the American Camellia Society, is located, with seven acres of flowers in bloom
from November through March.
Demographics - Twiggs County
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Twiggs County is 101 miles southeast of Atlanta, the state capital, and covers
a land area of 363 square miles. In the most recent census, the population in
the town of Jeffersonville was 1,545; in the county it was 9,806.
Jeffersonville, the county seat, like neighboring communities, grew up around
the kaolin plants around the turn of the century. Kaolin has had a significant
impact on the part of Central Georgia; Georgia is the world’s largest producer
of the product.
A part of Georgia’s modern integrated electrical system, Jeffersonville has
excellent ability to supply industrial demands; natural gas is also available
in industrial quantities. The area is obviously prepared for industry as the 21st
century approaches.