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The annual Magee Chamber of Commerce banquet was held Thursday night, March 7, 2019 at the Blueberry Peace Barn venue in Magee.
The large crowd enjoyed a reception on the porch of the Barn followed by dinner inside the venue. Jarrod Lee provided music for the reception. Simpson County Future Leaders class and the Mayor Youth Council served guest a delicious mean prepared by Chris Williams and his team.
Many Magee business decorated tables adding much color and fun to the night’s decorations. Check out this article for pictures of the tables scapes.
Pat Brown served as Master of Ceremony. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann gave the welcome.
Valencia Williamson, Executive Vice President Area Development Partnership of Hattiesburg presented the program. Mrs. Williamson spoke of the importance of joining all organizations into the promoting of the Chamber.
Josh Fairchild was named Star Student for Magee High School. Josh choose Dick Wendt as his Star teacher.
Austin Lane was named Star Student for Simpson Academy. He chose Mr. Chris Murphy as his Star teacher.
Upcoming Chamber President Christian Carrico gave a presentation on Making Magee/Simpson County/State of Mississippi beautiful. Magee has been chosen as the launch site for Keep America Beautiful which will be held on Saturday, April 6th at McNair Springs beginning at 8:00 AM
Following the program and awards, Mayor Dale Berry gave a recap of 2018-19 happenings in Magee.
Retiring Chamber Directors for 2018-19: Lauralyn Barr, Diane McPhail, Pat Brown, Brien Hubbard, and Erica Smith
Directors for 2017-2020: Lacye Evans and Scott Barnes
Directors for 2018-2021: Christian Carrico, Rusty Slover, Nona Cook, Chris Purdum, and Skip Russell
Directors for 2019-2022: Ruth Ellington, Leman Cockrell, Lee Maddox, Patrice Boykin, and Suzy Thames
Doris Adcox is the Executive Director of the Chamber.
2019 Magee Chamber of Commerce President: Christian Carrico and outgoing President LauraLyn Barr
