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Telfair County, GA Georgia Senator Tommie Williams Representative Jimmy Pruett Capitol Office Capitol Office 321 State Capitol 507 Coverdell Legislative Office Building Sit Back and Relax Atlanta, GA 30334 Atlanta, GA 30334 or else………. Phone: (404) 656-0089 Phone: (404) 656-0202 Enjoy nature at its finest! District Office District Office 148 Williams Ave. P.O. Box 459 Lyons, GA 30436 Eastman, GA 31023 Phone: (912) 526-7444 Phone: (478) 374-4316 U.S. Senator Saxby Chamblis Senator Johnny Isakson Middle Georgia Office One Overton Park; Suite 970 300 Mulberry Street 3625 Cumberland Blvd. Suite 502 Atlanta, GA 30339 Macon, GA 31201 Phone: (770) 661-0999 Phone: (478) 741-1417 Fax: (779) 661-0768 Fax: (478) 741-1437 www.senate.gov Tollfree: (800) 234-4208 www.senate.gov Congressman Austin Scott Capitol Office 516 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6531 District Office 157-B N. Central Ave Tifton, GA 31794 Phone (229) 396-5175 Telfair County Chamber of Commerce 9 East Oak Street McRae, Georgia 31055 Office (229) 868-6365 Fax (229) 868-7970 [email protected] www.telfairco.org Helena * Jacksonville * Lumber City * McRae * Milan * Milan McRae Scotland * * Lumber City Helena * * Jacksonville 2013 Page 2 (229) 868-6365 [email protected] Page 31 Telfair County is located in south central Georgia, Public Safety 154 miles southeast of Atlanta and 70 miles south of Emergencies Dial 911 Macon. Non-Emergency Numbers: Telfair County has four beautiful seasons, with an Sheriff’s Office (229) 868-6621 Jail (229) 868-6611 average year-round temperature of 65 F. Winters are Helena Police Department (229) 868-6222 Lumber City Police Department (912) 363-0555 mild with an average high of 55 F, while summers are McRae Police Department (229) 868-2093 warm with an average high of 93 F and low of 75 F. Milan Police Department (229) 362-4271 Georgia State Patrol (229) 868-3074 Spring and autumn are transitional with temperatures 351 Eighth St. leaning to the warm side. Helena, GA 31037 Department of Driver Services (678) 413-8400 351 Eighth St. Telfair enjoys mild temperatures year-round due to the Helena, GA 31037 proximity to the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico. **************************** Rainfall averages 50 inches annually, providing lush foliage. Community Service Center (229) 868-5966 Telfair’s relatively mild climate throughout the year Cooperative Extension Service (229) 868-6489 Public Library (229) 868-2978 affords unlimited opportunities for recreation. 101 College St. Telfair’s creeks and rivers provide bountiful fishing and McRae, GA 31055 www.orls.org/telfair water activities. Hunters delight in the dove, quail, wild Department of Family and Children Services (229) 868-3030 turkey, duck, deer and small game that abound in the Health Department (229) 868-7404 Department of Labor area. 5016 Park Way Eastman, GA 31023-6152 The county and state rural roads deliver a panoramic www.dol.state.ga.us Social Security Administration (888) 655-6438 view of the countryside for those exploring on bicycle or 919 Hillcrest Pkwy motorcycles. Beautiful scenic drivers offer rolling hills, Dublin GA 31021 www.ssa.gov timbered land and open farmland. In the summer the Veterans Service Center (229) 868-6391 sweet fragrance of honeysuckle adds to a delightful Georgia Power (888) 660-5890 181 E. Oak St. evening ride. McRae, GA 31055 www.georgiapower.com As with many small towns, church activities are an Little Ocmulgee EMC (229) 868-7895 important way of life. Most denominations are McRae Office 150 E. Oak St. represented in the county. McRae, GA 31055 www.littleocmulgeeemc.com AT&T (877) 757-6500 www.att.com Windstream (866) 445-5880 www.windstream.com Georgia Natural Gas (877) 213-1053 www.gasgeorgia.com Amerigas (229) 868-2721 182 E. Willow Creek Lane McRae, GA 31055 www.amerigas.com Page 30 www.telfairco.org www.telfairco.org Page 3 Education Quality of Life is a feeling inherent to life in Telfair. Feelings of quality educational opportunities for our Public School System children, quality of social life for everyone, quality of Board of Education workforce and workplace, quality of enjoying living with a P.O. Box 240 212 W. Huckabee St. sense of warmth and belonging…these are but a glimpse of McRae, GA 31055 Phone: (229) 868-5661 what qualities shine forth in Telfair. www.telfair.k12.ga.us High School Middle School 458 S. Third Ave. 3 W. Hwy 280 Telfair County prides itself in providing all the things McRae, GA 31055 McRae, GA 31055 Phone: (229) 868 -6096 Phone: (229) 868-7465 that anyone could dream of with its wealth of vast and www.tchs.telfair.k12.ga.us www.tcms.telfair.k12.ga.us various resources. The county is approximately 440 square Elementary School Pre-K 532 E. Oak St 212 W. Huckabee St. miles with flowing rivers bordering over half the boundary. McRae, GA 31055 McRae, GA 31055 Phone: (229) 868-7843 www.telfair.k12.ga.us A pleasant mixture of gently rolling hills dotted with our www.tces.telfair.k12.ga.us number one natural product.. pine trees.. and accented with Technical Colleges creeks and swampland presents a livable rural setting which Oconee Fall Line Technical College offers hunting and fishing. South Campus Little Ocmulgee 560 Pinehill Road Instructional Center Dublin, GA 31021 140 N. Third Ave. The population is around 16,500, spreading over six cities Phone: (800) 200-4484 Helena, GA 31037 Phone: (478) 275-6589 Phone: (229) 868-7834 and several unincorporated communities. The county seat is www.oftc.edu McRae, which has a population around 5,700. Headstart Programs Helena Headstart Lumber City Headstart The county is poised for planned growth with most cities P.O. Box 216 215 River St. McRae, GA 31055 Lumber City, GA 31549 having upgraded their infrastructure to accommodate the Phone: (229) 868-6234 Phone: (912) 363-8113 planned expansion. Page 4 [email protected] (229) 868-6365 Page 29 Quality of Education in Telfair has leaped Development Authorities light-years into the future in recent years. The system averages 1700 students and has earned Development Authority of Telfair County numerous awards. Computer literacy is offered 9 E. Oak St. from kindergarten through high school, and high McRae, GA 31055 (229) 868-6365 technology labs are used in grades 6-12. The [email protected] system offers strong academics at all levels as www.telfairco.org well as strong athletic programs with feeder programs starting in middle school grades. Joint Development Authority of Hazlehurst, Telfair County is fortunate to have top-quality Lumber City and Telfair County P.O. Box 21 teachers, staff, and administrators who care and Lumber City, GA 31549 work hard to create an environment that is safe, (229) 868-6365 [email protected] welcoming, and academically rigorous for all www.telfairco.org students. Quality of Cultural Activities is prevalent City of Milan Development Authority in Telfair. Telfair has over 100 churches, some P.O. Box 87 having originated in the mid-1800s. The Old Milan, GA 31060 (229) 362-4290 South Georgia College, as it is affectionately dubbed, is a cultural center that is tended by the Telfair Historical Society. Plays and other special events are regular attractions at the restored college. Many civic clubs have charters in the county. Parades, festivals and other outdoor events are planned annually. Page 28 [email protected] (229) 868-6365 Page 5 Government Quality of Leisure Activities is another Telfair Municipal County favorite! The county has a full-time City of Helena City of Jacksonville 7 S. Forsyth St. department of Leisure Services that coordinates P.O. Box 369 P.O. Box 7 Helena, GA 31037 Jacksonville, GA 31544 recreational activities for the young and young-at- Phone: (229) 868-6711 Phone: (229) 868-6711 heart. Some of the events include softball, City of Lumber City City of McRae 33 Main St. 25 S. First Ave. basketball, baseball, volleyball, and football along P.O. Box 489 P.O. Box 157 Lumber City, GA 31549 McRae, GA 31055 with more leisure activities. These organized sports Phone: (912) 363-4942 Phone: (229) 868-6051 have hundreds of participants each year! www.mcraega.org City of Milan City of Scotland 2 Mt. Zion St. P.O. Box 87 P.O. Box 197 Quality of Feeling Safe and Secure for your Milan, GA 31060 Scotland, GA 31083 Phone: (229) 362-4290 Phone: (229) 868-2315 family is important to Telfair. Telfair has 24-hours County security offered for residents within the county with Telfair County Board of Landfill county sheriff deputies, city police officers and a Commissioners 98 Landfill Lane 91 Telfair Ave.; Suite B McRae, GA 31055 state patrol post. McRae, GA 3105 Phone: (229) 833-4620 Phone (229) 868-5688 Clerk of Probate Court Magistrate Court 19 E. Oak St.; Suite A 19 E. Oak S Quality of Workplace is a trademark for Telfair McRae, GA 31055 McRae, GA 31055 County. The county and cities work together with Phone: (229) 868-6038 Phone: (229) 868-6772 Clerk of Superior Court Tax Appraiser industry to provide the quality industry desires for 19 E. Oak St.; Suite C 16 S. Second Ave. McRae, GA 31055 McRae, GA 31055 their workers and their facilities. Telfair is home to Phone: (229) 868-6525 Phone (229) 868-2896 manufacturing plants, agricultural facilities and Tax Commissioner Registrar 19 E. Oak St.; Suite #8 91 Telfair Ave. state/federal operated governmental facilities. McRae, GA 31055 McRae, GA 31055 Phone: (229) 868-6545 Phone: (229) 868-2023 Employment is excellent in Telfair, and the Recreation Department available workforce is excellent too! 408 E. Oak St.