July 2018 News

July 31, 2018

• Colony Bank Names Heath Fountain as President & Chief Executive Officer

  Colony Bankcorp, Inc., the holding company for Colony Bank, announced the appointment of T. Heath Fountain as its President & CEO. Fountain most recently served as President & CEO of Planters First Bank. Fountain succeeds Edward P. Loomis, Jr., who is retiring from the Company after six years of service. Loomis will remain on the Company’s board through his current term ending in May of 2019.

• South Georgia Pecan to Open New Store

• Countdown to PCOM South Georgia Begins

• In Valdosta This Week, July 31st-August 4th

• One for the Books: Hundreds Visit New Library

• Governor Deal Suspends State Sales and Use Tax on Jet Fuel

• Georgia-Pacific to Create 130 Jobs in Albany

• Deadline for 2018 Georgia Automotive Awards nominations August 3rd

• Meeting Schedule Announced for Joint Low THC Medical Oil Access Study Commission

• In New Summer Ad, the Aflac Duck Is There for the Good and Bad Breaks in Life

• Charlie Harper: Party Unity Requires Action

• Georgia Gas Prices Rise 2 Cents

• Poor Growing Weather Puts the Freeze on Georgia’s Peach Crop

• History of the Braves Lunch and Learn and New Exhibit at the Georgia Archives August 10th

• Publix Named One of Indeed’s Top-Rated Workplaces

• Walgreens Introduces New Digital Marketplace Featuring 17 Leading Health Care Providers

• Q2 Growth Tops 4% as Economy Continues to Steam Ahead

• One Third of Consumers Live Paycheck to Paycheck, TD Survey Finds

July 30, 2018

• SGMC Hospitals Receive Information Technology Recognition

• VLMPO Seeks Public’s Input on National Performance Measures

• Spirit of the Entrepreneur: Kelly Barr State Farm

• Ameris Bancorp Announces Q2 Results

• Governor Deal Appoints 13 to State Boards

• Amazon HQ2 Decision Looms as Georgia Governor’s Race Set

• Students Make Strong Gains on Spring 2018 Georgia Milestones Assessments